{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.073","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.073","heading":"LEGAL ACTION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.","body":"(a) The department and the attorney general shall work in close cooperation throughout any legal proceedings requested by the department.\n(b) The commissioner must approve any settlement agreement to a suit brought under this chapter or any other law relating to the health and safety of residents in institutions.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.073","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"071c6a889dadfe91fd1685a6514ff515b84dfa88b119203e08db0142cb00ba09","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.072","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}