Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.051
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.051, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 242.051. NOTIFICATION OF AWARD OF EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Official statutory text
(a) If exemplary damages are awarded under Chapter 41, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, against an institution or an officer, employee, or agent of an institution, the court shall notify the department.
(b) If the department receives notice under Subsection (a), the department shall maintain the information contained in the notice in the records of the department relating to the history of the institution.
(b) If the department receives notice under Subsection (a), the department shall maintain the information contained in the notice in the records of the department relating to the history of the institution.
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