Sec. 122.006. POWERS OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. A home-rule municipality may:
(1) adopt rules to protect the health of persons in the municipality, including quarantine rules to protect the residents against communicable disease; and
(2) provide for the establishment of quarantine stations, emergency hospitals, and other hospitals.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Local Regulation of Public Health
Chapter 122 - Powers and Duties of Counties and Municipalities Relating to Public Health
Section 122.001. County Funding for Public Health and Sanitation
Section 122.002. Health Unit in County With Population of Less Than 22,000
Section 122.003. Health Unit in County With Population of 22,200 to 22,500
Section 122.004. Appropriation to Hospital Established by Donation
Section 122.005. Powers of Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 122.006. Powers of Home-Rule Municipalities
Section 122.007. Establishment of Medical Clinics in Certain Counties
Section 122.008. Employment for Public Schools and Compensation