Tex. Health & Safety Code § 247.031 · Subchapter B. LICENSING, FEES, AND INSPECTIONS
MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may:
(1) prohibit a person who does not hold a license issued under this chapter from establishing or operating an assisted living facility within the municipality; and
(2) establish a procedure for emergency closure of a facility in circumstances in which:
(A) the facility is established or operating in violation of Section 247.021; and
(B) the continued operation of the facility creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident of the facility.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1088, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Sec. 247.029 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.247.htm
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