Texas Occupations Code 801.502 – Injunctive Relief
(a) The board, through the attorney general or a district or county attorney, may bring an action for an injunction, or a proceeding incident to an injunction, to:
(1) enforce this chapter; or
(2) enjoin a person, including a corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity, from practicing veterinary medicine or equine dentistry in violation of this chapter.
(b) Venue for an action under this section is in:
(1) the county in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, if the person is an individual who resides in this state;
(2) the county of the defendant‘s principal office in this state if the defendant is not an individual; or
(3) Travis County, if the person:
(A) is an individual who does not reside in this state; or
(B) is an entity that does not have its principal office in this state.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 801.502
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.