# Texas — US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition For Texas, disease / condition is Coronavirus, novel; reporting timeframe is Call Immediately; reporting method is telephone; reporting agency is Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); legal authority is 25 TAC Chapter 97, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14. - **State:** Texas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Disease / Condition:** Coronavirus, novel _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Reporting Timeframe:** Call Immediately _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Reporting Method:** telephone - **Reporting Agency:** Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) - **Legal Authority:** 25 TAC Chapter 97 ## What the source says > Coronavirus, novel 2, 16 Call Immediately ## Source - https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/IDCU/investigation/Reporting-forms/notifiable-conditions-2026-black-and-white.pdf Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-08-14. Part of [US state notifiable disease reporting timeframes by condition](https://referencesource.org/notifiable-disease-reporting-timeframes/).