The resident is entitled to be present at the transfer hearing unless the court determines it is in the resident's best interest to not be present.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 594.039
RESIDENT PRESENT AT HEARING
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
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.