{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 203.005","heading":"EFFECT ON LOCAL ORDINANCES.","body":"This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from adopting a local ordinance or rule to regulate the practice of midwifery in the municipality if the ordinance or rule is compatible with and at least as strict as this chapter and commission rules.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.003, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 203. MIDWIVES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.htm#203.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"79d425197fdb0d5282cdaa87ee12c7564e2ad6968cdc56a3dad26be3d9f796fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}