Tex. Health & Safety Code § 1001.072 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The department is responsible for administering human services programs regarding mental health, including:
(1) administering and coordinating mental health services at the local and state level;
(2) operating the state's mental health facilities; and
(3) inspecting, licensing, and enforcing regulations regarding mental health facilities, other than long-term care facilities regulated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.09.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.1001.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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