{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.137","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 501.137","heading":"PRESIDING OFFICER.","body":"The governor shall designate a public member of the committee who is licensed to practice medicine in this state as presiding officer. The presiding officer serves in that capacity at the will of the governor.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 27, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 501. INMATE WELFARE","SUBCHAPTER E. MANAGED HEALTH CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.501.htm#501.137","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e274b506be757393f86009af1115a5957d6114ae50ac7f5de2b68ac776db5502","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.136","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-501.138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}