An athlete is not eligible to participate in intercollegiate sports contests if the athlete:
(1) declares that the athlete is eligible for recruitment by a professional sports team; or
(2) has concluded, in the athlete's final year of eligibility, the athlete's final intercollegiate sports contest, as determined by the governing body of the national association for the promotion and regulation of intercollegiate athletics of which the athlete's institution of higher education is a member.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.