{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-592.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.001","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to recognize and protect the individual dignity and worth of each person with an intellectual disability.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1410, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT","CHAPTER 592. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.592.htm#592.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"814662adbb53d15c21558a4bd2d4e57ae580550a4ca83871c65d4e4f7c175d32","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-591.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-592.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}