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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.021: ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
  3. SUBTITLE D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT
  4. CHAPTER 592. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. BASIC BILL OF RIGHTS

Each person with an intellectual disability has the right to:

(1) presumption of competency;

(2) due process in guardianship proceedings; and

(3) fair compensation for the person's labor for the economic benefit of another, regardless of any direct or incidental therapeutic value to the person.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1412, eff. April 2, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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