Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 202.352. Approval of Names Under Which Podiatrist May Practice

(a) The commission may adopt rules establishing standards or guidelines for the name, including a trade name or assumed name, under which a podiatrist may conduct a practice in this state. In its rules, the commission may also establish procedures to review and make determinations approving or disapproving a specific name submitted to the department by one or more podiatrists desiring to practice under a particular name.

(b) The authority granted to the commission and department by this section includes any form of business organization under which a podiatrist conducts a practice, including:

(c) A podiatrist may not practice podiatry in this state under any name, including a trade name or assumed name, unless the name is in compliance with the applicable rules adopted or determinations made under this section.