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TDLR adopts ALJ recommendations, denying several license applications
Summary
The commission adopted administrative-law-judge proposed findings and conclusions (PFDs) to deny several license applications (apprentice electrician, private‑property tow operator, Class A barber and incident-management tow operator) based on applicants' criminal histories; motions and vote outcomes were recorded for each item.
During the contested‑cases portion of the TDLR meeting on Dec. 29, prosecutors presented administrative law judge (ALJ) recommendations to deny multiple license applications, and commissioners voted to adopt the proposed findings and conclusions (PFDs) in each case.
Senior prosecutors presented the record in several matters. For Brian v. Gonzales, the ALJ recommended denying an apprentice‑electrician application after disclosure of a June 2024 guilty plea on three felony counts involving child sexual offenses and the applicant’s status as a lifetime registered offender; the commission adopted the PFD as written. Staff explained the seriousness of the offenses and the risk they pose given electricians’ access to private residences where children may be…
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