Simmons v. Texas State Board of Dental Examiners

On September 16,1993, the State Board of Dental Examiners revoked the dental license of Troy W. Simmons, D.D.S. Simmons sought judicial review of the revocation in district court, but his action was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s dismissal. — S.W.2d-, 1995 WL 510598. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the case for trial on the merits.

The Board notified Simmons of the license revocation on September 20, 1993. On the same day, Simmons filed a motion for rehearing with the Board. With that…