{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-85.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.003","heading":"DEPARTMENT AS LEAD AGENCY AND PRIMARY RESOURCE.","body":"The department, in the discharge of its duty to protect the public health, shall act as the lead agency for AIDS and HIV policy for Texas and is the primary resource for HIV education, prevention, risk reduction materials, policies, and information in this state.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 85. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.85.htm#85.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"977b33f57245653921e668371ac0b0be3f436f19d4b6ea68d757b65f2335bca0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-85.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-85.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}