Sec. 301.253.  GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.  (a)  This section applies to a license issued under this chapter or under a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b)  After notice and hearing, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may suspend or revoke a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, reprimand a license holder, or refuse to renew or reissue a license on any of the following grounds:
(1)  having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years at a permit site;
(2)  committing fraud or deceit in obtaining the license;
(3)  demonstrating gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct while acting as license holder;
(4)  making an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation by the license holder;
(5)  failing to keep and transmit records as required by a law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
(6)  being indebted to the state for a fee, payment of a penalty, or a tax imposed by a law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;  or
(7)  failing to continue to possess qualifications necessary for the issuance of the license.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 2.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.