Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.0025
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.0025, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 88.0025. CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION.
Official statutory text
The executive commissioner may adopt policies and procedures to promote the elimination of childhood lead poisoning within the state, and the department shall implement all adopted policies and procedures. The executive commissioner may adopt measures to:
(1) significantly reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning throughout the state;
(2) improve public awareness of lead safety issues and educate both property owners and tenants about practices that can reduce the incidence of lead poisoning; and
(3) encourage the testing of children likely to suffer the consequences of lead poisoning so that prompt diagnosis and treatment and the prevention of harm are possible.
(1) significantly reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning throughout the state;
(2) improve public awareness of lead safety issues and educate both property owners and tenants about practices that can reduce the incidence of lead poisoning; and
(3) encourage the testing of children likely to suffer the consequences of lead poisoning so that prompt diagnosis and treatment and the prevention of harm are possible.
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