87R3844 EAS-D     By: Guerra, Allison, Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 784       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a local agreement with the Department of State Health   Services to improve laboratory capabilities in border counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 12, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 12.073 to read as follows:          Sec. 12.073.  LOCAL AGREEMENT. The department shall enter   into an agreement with an institution of higher education as   defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, located in Cameron or   Hidalgo County to increase the availability of laboratory services   in counties adjacent to this state's international border with   Mexico.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.