{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2273.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2273.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code;\n(2) the office of a physician licensed under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, that performs 50 or fewer abortions in any 12-month period;\n(3) a state hospital as defined by Section 552.0011, Health and Safety Code;\n(4) a teaching hospital of a public or private institution of higher education; or\n(5) an accredited residency program providing training to resident physicians.\n(b) For purposes of this chapter, a facility is not considered to be an abortion provider solely based on the performance of an abortion at the facility during a medical emergency as defined by Section 171.002, Health and Safety Code.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 501 (S.B. 22), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.\nRedesignated by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(52), eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2273. PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2273.htm#2273.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"52b312b3241ad6cf86a256b98eb673dc957ec72e3a38a1496a14290b4ff1a1c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2273.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2273.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}