{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-245.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.003","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 245.004, a person may not establish or operate an abortion facility in this state without an appropriate license issued under this chapter.\n(b) Each abortion facility must have a separate license.\n(c) A license is not transferable or assignable.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 245. ABORTION FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.245.htm#245.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8e9057a06c4937741fb4ff919bc54924a383830ab8c81675500a8d2ab89a71dd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-245.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-245.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}