{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-577.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.017","heading":"HEARINGS.","body":"(a) The department's legal staff may participate in a hearing under this chapter.\n(b) The hearing proceedings shall be recorded in a form that can be transcribed if notice of appeal is filed.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE","CHAPTER 577. PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITALS AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS; LICENSING AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.577.htm#577.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"66e13e1b8c1c37c6e1e5a52e17458acb76b38c6779f98ecc400ca56cce9d9989","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-577.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-577.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}