Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.055 · Subchapter C. COMMITMENT TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
DESIGNATION OF FACILITY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If placement in a residential facility is necessary, preference shall be given to the facility nearest to the residence of the proposed resident unless:
(1) space in the facility is unavailable;
(2) the proposed resident, parent if the resident is a minor, or guardian of the person requests otherwise; or
(3) there are other compelling reasons.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.593.htm
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- sha256 35574c11222a397372bd9e36fbe52430906146c94129db0dea5e5cd405d71eaf
- 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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