Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.045
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.045, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 121.045. DISTRICT DIRECTOR.
Official statutory text
(a) The members of a public health district shall appoint the director of the district.
(b) The director is the chief administrative officer of the public health district, and if the director is a physician, the director is the health authority in the district's jurisdiction.
(c) A member may designate a person to perform its appointment duties under this section.
(d) A director of a public health district who is not a physician shall appoint a physician as the health authority for the district, subject to the approval of the members and the department.
(b) The director is the chief administrative officer of the public health district, and if the director is a physician, the director is the health authority in the district's jurisdiction.
(c) A member may designate a person to perform its appointment duties under this section.
(d) A director of a public health district who is not a physician shall appoint a physician as the health authority for the district, subject to the approval of the members and the department.
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