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* ''State v. Loe'', 692 S.W.3d 215, [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=968288155892656348570#p--- ---] (Tex. 2024) ("But neither our society's history and legal traditions nor this Court's p | |||
property interest, that interest is subject to regulation and not absolute. Our Constitution expressly authorizes the Legislature to "pass laws prescribing the qualifications of practitioners of medicine." TEX. CONST. art. XVI, § 31. In accordance with that constitutional mandate, the Legislature enacted the Medical Practice Act, expressly finding that "the practice of medicine is a privilege and not a natural right of individuals" and that legislative regulation of that privilege and its subsequent use and control "is necessary to protect the public interest." TEX. OCC. CODE § 151.003(1). That 236*236 authorization necessarily includes the ability to prohibit certain practices altogether. | |||
Article XVI, Section 31 of the Texas Constitution authorizes the Legislature to “pass laws | Article XVI, Section 31 of the Texas Constitution authorizes the Legislature to “pass laws | ||