{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-594.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.040","heading":"OPENING HEARING.","body":"The transfer hearing must be open to the public unless the court:\n(1) finds that it is in the best interest of the resident to close the hearing; and\n(2) obtains the consent of the resident, a parent of a resident who is a minor, the resident's guardian of the person, and the resident's legal representative to close the hearing.\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 D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT","CHAPTER 594. TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE","SUBCHAPTER C. TRANSFER TO STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.594.htm#594.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"beaff1486769e562d16e81d181a990f76c4141f81f92a4c21e833d7a85511ff3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-594.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-594.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}