CERTAIN PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR REINSTATEMENT.
Tex. OCC Code § 164.153.
in effectExcept on an express determination based on substantial evidence contained in an investigative report indicating that reinstatement or reissue of the license is in the best interests of the public and of the person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended, the board may not reinstate or reissue a license to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended because of a felony conviction under:
(1) Chapter 481 or 483 , Health and Safety Code;
(2) Section 485.033 , Health and Safety Code; or
(3) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.).