Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.155
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.155, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81.155. NOTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) The person and the person's attorney are entitled to receive a copy of the application and written notice of the time and place of the hearing immediately after the date for the hearing is set.
(b) A copy of the application and the written notice shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail to:
(1) the person's parent, if the person is a minor;
(2) the person's appointed guardian, if the person is the subject of a guardianship; or
(3) each managing and possessory conservator, that has been appointed for the person.
(c) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a minor if the parent cannot be located and a guardian or conservator has not been appointed.
(b) A copy of the application and the written notice shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail to:
(1) the person's parent, if the person is a minor;
(2) the person's appointed guardian, if the person is the subject of a guardianship; or
(3) each managing and possessory conservator, that has been appointed for the person.
(c) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a minor if the parent cannot be located and a guardian or conservator has not been appointed.
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