{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 157.007","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.","body":"(a) A county that chooses to provide medical or related benefits may operate under this subchapter or Subchapter F.\n(b) A county operating under this subchapter that previously created a fund under Section 157.102 may continue the fund or may terminate the fund and create a fund as provided by Section 157.003.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 630, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 157. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBCHAPTER A. MEDICAL CARE, HOSPITALIZATION, AND INSURANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.157.htm#157.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"60fc54ccd5f04fae80e7986d7b0f59b8f2fd2e089935aaf11eed6719b28b10cf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}