An order for commitment is not an adjudication of mental incompetency.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.054
NOT A JUDGMENT OF INCOMPETENCE
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Rodriguez v. State (1995)
Most recently applied in Abbott v. G.G.E (April 2015)
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.