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Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 121.043. Powers And Duties

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§ 121.043. POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a) A public health 
district may perform any public health function that any of its 
members may perform unless otherwise restricted by law.
	(b)  For purposes of Section 121.005, a public health 
district shall be identified by its program of public health 
services and shall, at a minimum, provide the services listed for a 
local health department under Section 121.032(b).
	(c)  A public health district may sue and be sued.                             

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended 
by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 476, § 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.

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