Texas Commission of Licensing & Regulation v. Model Search America, Inc.

POWERS, Justice.

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation appeals from a declaratory judgment given by the trial court in an action brought by Model Search America, Inc. (MSA), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York. We will reverse the judgment and order the cause dismissed for want of subject-matter jurisdiction.

THE CONTROVERSY

The Commission regulates “talent agencies” under the provisions of the Texas Talent Agency Act, Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat. Ann. arts. 5221a-9; 9100 (West Supp.1997). Section 1(6) of the Act defines “talent agency” to mean one who…