Opinion No.

Honorable Robert E. Davis Chairman Texas House of Representatives Committee on Ways Means P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Interpretation of Texas Engineering Practice Act

Dear Mr. Davis:

You have addressed questions to us concerning the construction of the Texas Engineering Practice Act, article 3271a, V.T.C.S.

The Texas Engineering Practice Act is quite comprehensive. The act appropriates the terms `engineer,' `engineering' and various derivatives thereof to persons who are duly registered with the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. Generally speaking, the act forbids the…