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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 161.001 (2026)

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Sec. 161.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(3) "Council" means the Aging and Disability Services Council.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(5) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.13A, eff. September 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: In the Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025).
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In the Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Hum. Res. Code §161.001(4). The legacy agency guardianship program was legislatively transferred from TDFPS’ Adult Protective Services (APS) to the legacy DADS in 2005.”
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In the Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Hum. Res. Code §161.001(4). The legacy agency guardianship program was legislatively transferred from TDFPS’ Adult Protective Services (APS) to the legacy DADS in 2005.”
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