Tex. Health and Safety Code § 40.007: CONTRACTS.

The department may enter into contracts or other agreements it considers necessary to facilitate the provision of services under this chapter, including contracts with other departments, agencies, boards, educational institutions, individuals, county governments, municipal governments, states, and the United States.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.