Texas Statutes
§ 493.024 — APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.
Texas § 493.024
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Bluebook
Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 493.024 (2026).
Text
Sec. 493.024. APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION. For purposes of Chapter 110 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a jail or other correctional facility operated by or under a contract with the department is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. The presumption may be rebutted.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 493.023 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Nearby Sections
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§ 493.001
DEPARTMENT MISSION.§ 493.002
DIVISIONS.§ 493.0021
ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY.§ 493.004
INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION.§ 493.005
PAROLE DIVISION.§ 493.0052
OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.§ 493.0053
REHABILITATION AND REENTRY DIVISION.§ 493.006
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.§ 493.007
PERSONNEL.§ 493.0071
EMPLOYEE EXIT INTERVIEWS.§ 493.008
AUDIT BY STATE AUDITOR.§ 493.0081
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST.§ 493.0082
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