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Residents urge Abilene to act on alleged unlicensed recovery homes, cite legal liability
Summary
Public commenters asked the council to enforce licensing rules on recovery residences they say operate as unlicensed treatment facilities, and warned the city could face liability if it permits court‑ordered placements there.
Several residents used the public comment period to press the city to take action against recovery homes they said operate without required state licenses and to highlight legal risks.
Eddie Pugh said he has raised the matter for more than two years and argued that, under Texas law, any facility providing recovery programs for drugs or alcohol must be licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Pugh said local…
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