Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.007
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.007, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 242.007. CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Whenever possible, the department shall use the services of and consult with state and local agencies in carrying out its responsibility under this chapter.
(b) The department may cooperate with local public health officials of a county or municipality in carrying out this chapter and may delegate to those officials the power to make inspections and recommendations to the department in accordance with this chapter.
(c) The department may coordinate its personnel and facilities with a local agency of a municipality or county and may provide advice to the municipality or county if the municipality or county decides to supplement the state program with additional rules required to meet local conditions.
(b) The department may cooperate with local public health officials of a county or municipality in carrying out this chapter and may delegate to those officials the power to make inspections and recommendations to the department in accordance with this chapter.
(c) The department may coordinate its personnel and facilities with a local agency of a municipality or county and may provide advice to the municipality or county if the municipality or county decides to supplement the state program with additional rules required to meet local conditions.
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