Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.043 · Subchapter E. PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS
POWERS AND DUTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A public health district may perform any public health function that any of its members may perform unless otherwise restricted by law.
(b) For purposes of Section 121.005, a public health district shall be identified by its program of public health services and shall, at a minimum, provide the services listed under Section 121.006(d).
(c) A public health district may sue and be sued.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 476, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0374, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.121.htm
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