Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 246.115 — CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS; INJUNCTIONS

HS § 246.115Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 246. CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES · Art. F. ENFORCEMENT

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(a)The board may request that the attorney general bring an action to prohibit a person from engaging in an act or practice and to order compliance with this chapter if the board determines, after a complaint or by other means, that the act or practice violates this chapter or an order made under this chapter.

(b)The action may be brought in the district court of a county in which:

(1)the defendant resides;

(2)the defendant has done business;

(3)the principal place of business of the defendant is located; or

(4)the transaction occurred.

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Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.