{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.002","heading":"EXEMPTIONS.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a person that is required to be licensed under Chapter 142, 242, 246, 247, or 252;\n(2) a person that is exempt from licensing under Section 142.003(a)(19) or (20), 242.003(3), or 247.004(4);\n(3) a hotel as defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code;\n(4) a retirement community;\n(5) a monastery or convent;\n(6) a child-care facility as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code;\n(7) a family violence shelter center as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or\n(8) a sorority or fraternity house or other dormitory associated with an institution of higher education.\nRedesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(28), eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 1808), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 260. BOARDING HOME FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.260.htm#260.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"b46aceb87efa12c909dcb898534877667b7ce704a7d0ab3b18cec7dec106c1f5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}