# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.005: COMMISSION TO ENFORCE; EXCEPTION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.005
- **Heading:** COMMISSION TO ENFORCE; EXCEPTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.005

## Text

The commission shall enforce this chapter except for Subchapter H, which shall be enforced exclusively through the private civil enforcement actions described by Section 171.208 and may not be enforced by the commission.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.001 § 171.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.002 § 171.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.003 § 171.003. PHYSICIAN TO PERFORM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.004 § 171.004.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.005 § 171.005. COMMISSION TO ENFORCE; EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.006 § 171.006. ABORTION COMPLICATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CIVIL PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.008 § 171.008. REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.011 § 171.011. INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.012 § 171.012. VOLUNTARY AND INFORMED CONSENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.013 § 171.013. DISTRIBUTION OF STATE MATERIALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.014 § 171.014. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.014.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.015 § 171.015. INFORMATION RELATING TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.015.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.016 § 171.016. INFORMATION RELATING TO CHARACTERISTICS OF UNBORN CHILD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.016.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.017 § 171.017. PERIODS RUN CONCURRENTLY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C171_S171.017.md)

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