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Justices consider whether Texas Medical Board rule blocked candidate Gonzales from campaign speech
Summary
Oral argument focused on whether Ray Gonzales could challenge a Texas Medical Board cease-and-desist order without following APA deadlines and whether he may seek prospective relief to protect future campaign speech about his credentials under the Healing Arts Identification Act.
The Supreme Court of Texas on Wednesday heard argument in Ray Gonzales v. Texas Medical Board over whether Gonzales may obtain judicial review and prospective relief after the board issued a cease-and-desist order about his use of the title "doctor" on the campaign trail. Petitioner counsel said Gonzales sought to "talk to voters about how his credentials support his public policy" and that a state agency—s process constrained his ability to do so. Counsel argued the board—s regulatory path (Texas Administrative Code §187.83 was cited in briefing) created an avenue for judicial review that did not mirror the Administrative Procedure Act's deadlines, and that Gonzales…
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