Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 121.024 — DUTIES
HS § 121.024Title 2. HEALTH · Part F. LOCAL REGULATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH · Ch. 121. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH REORGANIZATION ACT · Art. B. HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A health authority is a state officer when performing duties prescribed by state law.
(b)A health authority shall perform each duty that is:
(1)necessary to implement and enforce a law to protect the public health; or
(2)prescribed by the department.
(c)The duties of a health authority include:
(1)establishing, maintaining, and enforcing quarantine in the health authority's jurisdiction;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0370, eff. April 2, 2015.