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TX Govt Code § 772.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 772 - Governmental Planning|Subchapter B. Border Prosecution Unit|Section 772.055. Reimbursement for Expenses

Sec. 772.055.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.  A member of the unit is not entitled to compensation for service on the unit but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a member of the unit as provided by the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 12), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 772.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 772 - Governmental Planning|Subchapter B. Border Prosecution Unit|Section 772.056. Duties of Unit

Sec. 772.056.  DUTIES OF UNIT.  (a)  The unit shall meet at least once annually to provide the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the members of the legislature with information regarding:(1)  the status of border crime and its effect on prosecutorial resources;(2)  the border crimes prosecuted by members of the unit; and(3)  the number of border crimes that are committed by a person who is not lawfully present in the United States.(b)  The unit shall advise the criminal justice division on:(1)  the allocation of grants under the prosecution of border crime grant program established under Section 772.0071;(2)  the division of the border region into two or more subregions for training purposes; and(3)  any additional prosecutorial needs of the border prosecuting attorneys, including a need for the employment of regional counsel described by Section 772.057 to assist with the prosecution of border crimes.(c)  The unit shall facilitate the coordination and collaboration of the border prosecuting attorneys with any regional counsel described by Section 772.057 and with other law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Public Safety, in the investigation and prosecution of border crime.(d)  The unit shall develop a nonexclusive list of offenses not otherwise described by Section 772.0071(a)(1) that constitute border crime to provide guidance and enhance uniformity in the investigation and prosecution of border crime.(e)  The unit shall serve as a clearinghouse for information related to the investigation and prosecution of border crime and shall develop best practices and guidelines, including best practices for the collection and protection of confidential law enforcement information.(f)  The unit shall assist in developing a training program and providing training to members of the unit and law enforcement agencies in the border region on specific issues and techniques relating to the investigation and prosecution of border crime.(g)  The unit shall develop accountability and performance measures for members of the unit who receive a grant under the prosecution of border crime grant program established under Section 772.0071.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 12), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 772.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 772 - Governmental Planning|Subchapter B. Border Prosecution Unit|Section 772.057. Duties of Regional Counsel

Sec. 772.057.  DUTIES OF REGIONAL COUNSEL.  (a) An attorney employed by a border prosecuting attorney as regional counsel shall assist the border prosecuting attorneys and other regional counsel, as needed, in:(1)  the prosecution of border crime;(2)  the screening of cases involving border crime;(3)  the presenting of cases involving border crime to a grand jury; and(4)  the preparation and trial of cases involving border crime.(b)  The regional counsel shall serve as a liaison between the unit and other criminal justice entities, including the Department of Public Safety and federal, state, and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies located in the border region, by:(1)  working closely with those entities, as needed, to coordinate and assist in the investigation and prosecution of border crime; and(2)  attending multiagency task force hearings and meetings held by federal, state, and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies on the investigation and prosecution of border crime.(c)  The regional counsel shall provide legal and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies investigating border crime, including by:(1)  providing legal advice and recommendations regarding Fourth Amendment search and seizure issues, relevant statutes, and case law;(2)  drafting and reviewing affidavits requesting the issuance of search warrants, wiretap orders, pen register and trap and trace orders, mobile tracking device orders, and similar court orders; and(3)  drafting requests for court orders authorizing:(A)  the interception of oral, wire, and electronic communications;(B)  the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device;(C)  the disclosure of subscriber or customer records and information; and(D)  other similar court orders that are required to be filed by a prosecutor.(d)  The regional counsel shall coordinate training with the unit for border prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement agencies, including by:(1)  assisting in identifying training needs in the county or subregion, if any is created, in which the border prosecuting attorney's office or the agency is located;(2)  assisting in the development of training curricula and guidelines for the investigation and prosecution of border crime; and(3)  participating in and hosting training presentations and sessions in each subregion, if any is created.(e)  The regional counsel shall provide legal and technical assistance to border prosecuting attorneys, including by:(1)  performing legal research relating to investigating and prosecuting border crime, if requested; and(2)  coordinating with border prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement agencies to identify experts in the investigation and prosecution of complex, long-term cases against organized criminal enterprises.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 12), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 772.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 772 - Governmental Planning|Subchapter B. Border Prosecution Unit|Section 772.058. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 772.058.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The criminal justice division may apply for and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the purposes of funding any activity of the unit under this subchapter.  The criminal justice division may apply for and accept grants under federal and state programs.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 12), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 791.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 791.001. Purpose

Sec. 791.001.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local governments by authorizing them to contract, to the greatest possible extent, with one another and with agencies of the state.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 791.002. Short Title

Sec. 791.002.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 791.003. Definitions

Sec. 791.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Administrative functions" means functions normally associated with the routine operation of government, including tax assessment and collection, personnel services, purchasing, records management services, data processing, warehousing, equipment repair, and printing.(2)  "Interlocal contract" means a contract or agreement made under this chapter.(3)  "Governmental functions and services" means all or part of a function or service in any of the following areas:(A)  police protection and detention services;(B)  fire protection;(C)  streets, roads, and drainage;(D)  public health and welfare;(E)  parks and recreation;(F)  library and museum services;(G)  records center services;(H)  waste disposal;(I)  planning;(J)  engineering;(K)  administrative functions;(L)  public funds investment;(M)  comprehensive health care and hospital services;  or(N)  other governmental functions in which the contracting parties are mutually interested.(4)  "Local government" means a:(A)  county, municipality, special district, junior college district, or other political subdivision of this state or another state;(B)  local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code;(C)  political subdivision corporation created under Chapter 304, Local Government Code;(D)  local workforce development board created under Section 2308.253; or(E)  combination of two or more entities described by Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).(5)  "Political subdivision" includes any corporate and political entity organized under state law.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 98, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1317 (H.B. 3384), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 791.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 791.004. Interlocal Contract; Dual Office Holding

Sec. 791.004.  INTERLOCAL CONTRACT;  DUAL OFFICE HOLDING.  A person acting under an interlocal contract does not, because of that action, hold more than one civil office of emolument or more than one office of honor, trust, or profit.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 791.005. Effect of Chapter

Sec. 791.005.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not affect an act done or a right, duty, or penalty existing before May 31, 1971.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 791.006. Liability in Fire Protection Contract or Provision of Law Enforcement Services

Sec. 791.006.  LIABILITY IN FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT OR PROVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.  (a)  If governmental units contract under this chapter to furnish or obtain services of a fire department, such as training, fire suppression, fire fighting, ambulance services, hazardous materials response services, fire and rescue services, or paramedic services, the governmental unit that would have been responsible for furnishing the services in the absence of the contract is responsible for any civil liability that arises from the furnishing of those services.(a-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a municipality, county, rural fire prevention district, emergency services district, fire protection agency, regional planning commission, or joint board enters into a contract with a governmental unit under this chapter to furnish or obtain fire or emergency services, the parties to the contract may agree to assign responsibility for civil liability that arises from the furnishing or obtaining of services under the contract in any manner agreed to by the parties.  To assign responsibility for civil liability under this subsection, the parties to the contract must assign responsibility in a written provision of the contract that specifically references this subsection and states that the assignment of liability is intended to be different than liability otherwise assigned under Subsection (a).(b)  In the absence of a contract, if a municipality or county furnishes law enforcement services to another municipality or county, the governmental unit that requests and obtains the services is responsible for any civil liability that arises from the furnishing of those services.(c)  Nothing in this section adds to or changes the liability limits and immunities for a governmental unit provided by the Texas Tort Claims Act, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or other law.(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a contract under this chapter is not a joint enterprise for the purpose of assigning or determining liability.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 811, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1337 (S.B. 9), Sec. 16, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 791.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter B. General Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.012. Law Applicable to Contracting Parties

Sec. 791.012.   LAW APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTING PARTIES.  Local governments that are parties to an interlocal contract for the performance of a service may, in performing the service, apply the law applicable to a party as agreed by the parties.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 176, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 791.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter B. General Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.013. Contract Supervision and Administration

Sec. 791.013.  CONTRACT SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  To supervise the performance of an interlocal contract, the parties to the contract may:(1)  create an administrative agency;(2)  designate an existing local government;  or(3)  contract with an organization that qualifies for exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that provides services on behalf of political subdivisions or combinations of political subdivisions and derives more than 50 percent of its gross revenues from grants, funding, or other income from political subdivisions or combinations of subdivisions.(b)  The agency, designated local government, or organization described by Subsection (a)(3) may employ personnel, perform administrative activities, and provide administrative services necessary to perform the interlocal contract.(c)  All property that is held and used for a public purpose by the administrative agency or designated local government is exempt from or subject to taxation in the same manner as if the property were held and used by the participating political subdivisions.(d)  An administrative agency created under this section may acquire, apply for, register, secure, hold, protect, and renew under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or any other nation:(1)  a patent for the invention or discovery of:(A)  any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;(B)  any new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;  or(C)  any new and useful improvement on a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;(2)  a copyright of an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which the work may be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;(3)  a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the agency uses to identify and distinguish the agency's goods and services from other goods and services;  and(4)  other evidence of protection of exclusivity issued for intellectual property.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 481, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 791.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter B. General Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.014. Approval Requirement for Counties

Sec. 791.014.  APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR COUNTIES.  (a)  Before beginning a project to construct, improve, or repair a building, road, or other facility under an interlocal contract, the commissioners court of a county must give specific written approval for the project.(b)  The approval must:(1)  be given in a document other than the interlocal contract;(2)  describe the type of project to be undertaken;  and(3)  identify the project's location.(c)  The county may not accept and another local government may not offer payment for a project undertaken without approval required by this section.(d)  A county is liable to another local government for the amount paid by the local government to the county for a project requiring approval under this section if:(1)  the county begins the project without the approval required by this section;  and(2)  the local government makes the payment before the project is begun by the county.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter B. General Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.015. Submission of Disputes to Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures

Sec. 791.015.  SUBMISSION OF DISPUTES TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.  Local governments that are parties to an interlocal contract may provide in the contract for the submission of disputes arising under the contract to the alternative dispute resolution procedures authorized by Chapter 2009.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 666, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 791.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.021. Contracts for Regional Correctional Facilities

Sec. 791.021.  CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.  The parties to an interlocal contract may contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a regional correctional facility if:(1)  title to the land on which the facility is to be constructed is deeded to the department; and(2)  the parties execute a contract relating to the payment of costs for housing, maintenance, and rehabilitative treatment of persons held in jails who cannot otherwise be transferred under authority of existing statutes to the direct responsibility of the department.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.080, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 791.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.022. Contracts for Regional Jail Facilities

Sec. 791.022.  CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL JAIL FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Facility" means a regional jail facility constructed or acquired under this section.(2)  "Jailer" means a person with authority to supervise the operation and maintenance of a facility as provided by this section.(b)  A political subdivision of the state, by resolution of its governing body, may contract with one or more political subdivisions of the state to participate in the ownership, construction, and operation of a regional jail facility.(c)  The facility must be located within the geographic boundaries of one of the participating political subdivisions.  The facility is not required to be located in a county seat.(d)  Before acquiring and constructing the facility, the participating political subdivisions shall issue bonds to finance the facility's acquisition and construction.  The bonds must be issued in the manner prescribed by law for issuance of permanent improvement bonds.(e)  To supervise the operation and maintenance of a facility, the participating political subdivisions may agree to:(1)  appoint as jailer of the facility the police chief or sheriff of the political subdivision in which the facility is located;(2)  form a committee composed of the sheriff or police chief of each participating political subdivision to appoint a jailer of the facility;  or(3)  authorize the police chief or sheriff of each participating political subdivision to continue to supervise and manage those prisoners incarcerated in the facility under the authority of that officer.(f)  If participating political subdivisions provide for facility supervision under Subsection (e), the person designated to supervise operation and maintenance of the facility shall supervise the prisoners incarcerated in the facility.(g)  When a prisoner is transferred from the facility to the originating political subdivision, the appropriate law enforcement officer of the originating political subdivision shall assume supervision and responsibility for the prisoner.(h)  While a prisoner is incarcerated in a facility, a police chief or sheriff not assigned to supervise the facility is not liable for the escape of the prisoner or for any injury or damage caused by or to the prisoner unless the escape, injury, or damage is directly caused by the police chief or sheriff.(i)  The political subdivisions may employ or authorize the jailer of the facility to employ personnel necessary to operate and maintain the facility.(j)  The jailer of the facility and any assistant jailers must be commissioned peace officers.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.023. Contracts for State Criminal Justice Facilities

Sec. 791.023.  CONTRACTS FOR STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITIES.  The state or an agency of the state may contract with one or more entities to finance, construct, operate, maintain, or manage a criminal justice facility provided, in the exercise of the governmental power, for the benefit of the state in accordance with this chapter and:(1)  Subchapter A, Chapter 494, Government Code;(2)  Subchapter D, Chapter 361, Local Government Code;  or(3)  the Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 (Subchapter C, Chapter 271, Local Government Code).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|