(a) A person who has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code, is disqualified to be an officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to the person.
(b) For purposes of this section and Section 1701.503, a person is convicted of barratry if a court enters an adjudication of guilt against the person regardless of whether:
(1) the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community supervision;
(2) the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment against the person is dismissed following community supervision; or
(3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.