Texas Statutes
§ 351.122 — ELIGIBLE COUNTIES; PURPOSE; BOUNDARIES.
Texas § 351.122
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Bluebook
Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 351.122 (2026).
Text
Sec. 351.122. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES; PURPOSE; BOUNDARIES.
(a)A jail district may be created by a county or by two or more counties that have contracted with one another for the joint operation of a jail under Subchapter B.
(b)A jail district may be created to finance and effect the construction, acquisition, or improvement of a jail facility to serve the county or counties comprising the district.
(c)A district is composed of the area of the county or cooperating counties that created the district.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 351.001
DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS; LOCATION.§ 351.002
JAIL STANDARDS.§ 351.003
EXEMPTION.§ 351.0035
TEMPORARY HOUSING.§ 351.007
SPACE REQUIREMENTS.§ 351.008
ACCESS TO DAY ROOM.§ 351.009
SAFETY VESTIBULE.§ 351.010
SANITATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.§ 351.012
FURNISHINGS OF DAY ROOMS.§ 351.013
BUNKS.§ 351.014
HOLDING INSANE PERSONS.§ 351.015
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