Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.009 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Whenever possible, the department shall:
(1) use the services of and consult with state and local agencies in carrying out the department's functions under this chapter; and
(2) use the facilities of the department, particularly in establishing and maintaining standards relating to the humane treatment of residents.
(b) The department may cooperate with local public health officials of a municipality or county in carrying out this chapter and may delegate to those officials the power to make inspections and recommendations to the department under this chapter.
(c) The department may coordinate its personnel and facilities with a local agency of a municipality or county and may provide advice to the municipality or county if the municipality or county decides to supplement the state program with additional rules required to meet local conditions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0776, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.252.htm
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- Composed by
- 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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