Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 594.040
Opening Hearing

The transfer hearing must be open to the public unless the court:

(1)

finds that it is in the best interest of the resident to close the hearing; and

(2)

obtains the consent of the resident, a parent of a resident who is a minor, the resident’s guardian of the person, and the resident’s legal representative to close the hearing.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 594.040 — Opening Hearing, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­594.­htm#594.­040 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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