Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Disciplinary Action for Racetrack License Holders
Section 2025.201. Grounds for Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Racetrack License

Sec. 2025.201. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF RACETRACK LICENSE. (a) The commission may refuse to issue a racetrack license or may revoke or suspend a license if, after notice and hearing, the commission finds that the applicant or license holder, as appropriate:
(1) has been convicted of a violation of this subtitle or a commission rule, or has aided, abetted, or conspired to commit a violation of this subtitle or a commission rule;
(2) has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, including a conviction for which the punishment received was a suspended sentence, probation, or a nonadjudicated conviction, that is reasonably related to the person's present fitness to hold a license under this subtitle;
(3) has violated or has caused to be violated this subtitle or a commission rule in a manner that involves moral turpitude, as distinguished from a technical violation of this subtitle or a rule;
(4) is unqualified, by experience or otherwise, to perform the duties required of a license holder under this subtitle;
(5) failed to answer or falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an application;
(6) fails to disclose the true ownership or interest in a horse or greyhound as required by commission rules;
(7) is indebted to this state for any fee or for the payment of a penalty imposed by this subtitle or a commission rule;
(8) is not of good moral character or the person's reputation as a peaceable, law-abiding citizen in the community where the person resides is bad;
(9) is not at least the minimum age necessary to purchase alcoholic beverages in this state;
(10) is in the habit of using alcoholic beverages to an excess or uses a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or a dangerous drug as defined in Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or is mentally incapacitated;
(11) may be excluded from an enclosure under this subtitle;
(12) has not been a United States citizen residing in this state for the 10 consecutive years preceding the filing of the application;
(13) has improperly used a credential, including a license certificate or identification card, issued under this subtitle;
(14) resides with a person whose license was revoked for cause during the 12 months preceding the date of the present application;
(15) has failed or refused to furnish a true copy of the application to the commission's district office in the district in which the premises for which the license is sought are located;
(16) is engaged or has engaged in activities or practices the commission determines are detrimental to the best interests of the public and the sport of horse racing or greyhound racing; or
(17) fails to fully disclose the true owners of all interests, beneficial or otherwise, in a proposed racetrack.
(b) Subsection (a) applies to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or any other organization or group whose application is composed of more than one person if a shareholder, partner, limited partner, director, or officer is disqualified under Subsection (a).
(c) The commission may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke a license of a license holder under this subchapter who knowingly or intentionally allows access to an enclosure where horse races or greyhound races are conducted to a person:
(1) who has engaged in bookmaking, touting, or illegal wagering;
(2) whose income is from illegal activities or enterprises; or
(3) who has been convicted of a violation of this subtitle.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

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