Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1049 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Department of Human Services to bring a suit for a temporary restraining order, or other injunctive relief relating to a violation of the standards set forth for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, in Travis County as well as in the county in which the alleged violation occurs. The attorney general, at the request of the department to bring an action on behalf of the state for the appointment of a trustee to operate a facility, is authorized to bring the action in Travis County or in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.