{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-12.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.003","heading":"LEGAL REPRESENTATION.","body":"(a) A suit brought by the department must be brought in the name of the state.\n(b) The attorney general shall assign a special assistant to attend to the department's legal matters, and on the department's request shall furnish necessary assistance to the department relating to its legal requirements.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0010, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES","CHAPTER 12. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.12.htm#12.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"a074f27d3e31d7d475d2b6c752bb55a22b7c118fd6ca1ca5db7d3e331d7846fb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-12.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-12.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}