Resources
Download Facts about Organ Donation
A brief PowerPoint presentation on organ donation in Texas.
Glenda Dawson Donate Life — Texas Registry
The online home of the Texas state donor, tissue and eye registry.
National Organ Transplant Act
This act, passed by Congress in 1984, safeguards the organ donation system. The Act outlaws the sale or purchase of organs, which keeps the system based on altruism. The law also sets up an organ sharing system to guarantee the fair allocation of organs.
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
Established by the National Organ Transplant Act, OPTN is a unique, public-private partnership that links all professionals involved in the donation and transplantation system.
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
This non-profit group operates the OPTN and coordinates the transplantation of organs for donation.
2006 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA)
Congress adopted new provisions for this act that standardizes the rules for organ procurement from deceased donors in the U-S.
Texas House Bill 2027, codified at Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 692A; amending Texas Health & Safety Code secs. 241.153; 691.030(d), 693.002(a)(1), (2), and (4); 693.002(b); 693.003; 693.005; and 693.006; amending Texas Transportation Code secs. 521.401(b) and (c) and Texas Occupations Code sec. 651.407(f); repealing Texas Health & Safety Code Chs. 49 and 692, and sec. 693.004; and repealing Texas Transportation Code secs. 521.403 and 521.404.
Texas Senate Bill 1803, amending Texas Health & Safety Code secs. 49.002 and692.003(d); adding Texas Transportation Code sec. 502.189; amending Texas Transportation Code sec. 521.401(c), and adding Texas Transportation Code sec. 521.401(e)