Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81C.001
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81C.001, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81C.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.
(2) "Governmental entity" means this state, a local government entity as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code, an open-enrollment charter school, or an agency of this state or a local government entity.
(1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.
(2) "Governmental entity" means this state, a local government entity as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code, an open-enrollment charter school, or an agency of this state or a local government entity.
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