Houston Health Department—Created; general duties.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 21-2
in effectSec. 21-2. - Houston Health Department—Created; general duties.
There is created the Houston Health Department. The officers and employees of that department are charged with the duty of enforcing all laws and ordinances relating to health and such other duties as are now or may hereafter be placed upon them by the mayor, city council and by the ordinances and Charter of the city. Any reference in this Code to the "health department," the "area agency on aging," the "health and human services department," or the "health and human resources department" of the city shall mean a reference to the Houston Health Department.
(Code 1968, § 21-1; Ord. No. 85-889, § 1, 6-13-85; Ord. No. 85-1190, § 1, 7-17-85; Ord. No. 2015-820, § 18, 8-26-2015)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH21HE_ARTIINGE_S21-2HOHEDEREGEDUFetched: 10/26/2026