Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.001
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.001, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 12.001. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive commissioner has general supervision and control over all matters relating to the health of the citizens of this state.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the performance of each duty imposed by law on the executive commissioner, the department, or the commissioner and file a copy of those rules with the department.
(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the performance of each duty imposed by law on the executive commissioner, the department, or the commissioner and file a copy of those rules with the department.
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