§ 252.062 — INJUNCTION.

Texas § 252.062

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code HS: Health and Safety Code

Text

Sec. 252.062. INJUNCTION. (a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a person from continuing a violation of the standards prescribed by this chapter if the department finds that the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the facility's residents.
(b) A district court, on petition of the department, may by injunction:
(1) prohibit a person from continuing a violation of the standards or licensing requirements prescribed by this chapter;
(2) restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management, or operation of a facility without a license issued under this chapter; or
(3) grant the injunctive relief warranted by the facts on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements prescribed by this chapter.
(c) The attorney general, on request by the department, shall bring and conduct on behalf of the state a suit authorized by this section.
(d) A suit for a temporary restraining order or other injunctive relief must be brought in Travis County or the county in which the alleged violation occurs.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 192, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.