Texas Administrative Code|§61.20 General Licensing Requirements

                                                
(a) Professional combative sports contestants, promoters, referees, judges, seconds, matchmakers, managers, and event coordinators who officiate or participate in a regulated professional event authorized by the Code must be licensed or registered by the executive director. Referees who officiate at regulated amateur events must also be licensed or registered by the executive director.   (b) Amateur combative sports associations must be registered by the executive director.   (c) If a licensee or registrant, other than a contestant or a second, changes his address of record, the licensee or registrant shall inform the executive director in writing of the change within 30 days of the change.   (d) Each applicant must submit a completed application or renewal form, a contestant consent form for drug testing as required by the department, and pay the appropriate fees.   (e) All licensing requirements for contestants should be completed at least 72 hours before an event.