Tex. Local Government Code § 157.106
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 157.106, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 157.106. INSURANCE POOL OR INSURANCE COMPANY NOT CREATED.
Official statutory text
If a county provides for group health and related benefits, including medical care, surgical care, hospitalization, and pharmaceutical, life, accident, disability, long-term care, vision, dental, mental health, and substance abuse benefits, to persons listed under Section 157.101(a)(1), the county:
(1) has not created an insurance pool with a flood control district, hospital district, or other governmental entity, unless the county enters into a contract under Chapter 172; and
(2) is not an insurance company subject to the Insurance Code or to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance as an insurance company.
(1) has not created an insurance pool with a flood control district, hospital district, or other governmental entity, unless the county enters into a contract under Chapter 172; and
(2) is not an insurance company subject to the Insurance Code or to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance as an insurance company.
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