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TX Loc Govt Code § 351.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.123. Petition

Sec. 351.123.  PETITION.  (a)  To create a district, a petition requesting creation of the district must be filed with the county clerk's office of each county in the proposed district.(b)  Each petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the county in which the petition is filed.(c)  Each petition must be certified as valid by the county clerk of the county in which the petition is filed.  On certification, the county clerk shall forward the petition to the commissioners court of that county.(d)  A petition for creation of a district must include:(1)  the name of the proposed district;(2)  an accurate description of the area where the proposed district is to be located;(3)  a statement of the purpose for which the district is to be created; and(4)  a request that the district be created.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.124. Hearing

Sec. 351.124.  HEARING.  (a)  The commissioners court of each county in the proposed district shall consider the petition for creation of the district at a public hearing.(b)  Within 10 days after the date a petition for the creation of a district is filed, the county judge of a county in the proposed district shall issue an order setting the date of the hearing on the petition by the commissioners court of that county and shall endorse the order on the petition or on a paper attached to the petition.(c)  After the order is issued, the county clerk shall issue notice of the hearing.(d)  The hearing on a petition for creation of a district must be held within 45 days after the date the petition is filed with the county clerk.(e)  A petition may be considered at a regular or a special meeting of a commissioners court of a county in the proposed district.(f)  The county clerk of a county in which a petition is filed shall prepare notice of the hearing that includes a statement of the purpose for the hearing, a brief description of the location of the proposed district, and the date, time, and place of the hearing on the petition.(g)  The county clerk shall publish a copy of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks.  The first publication must be made before the 14th day before the date of the hearing.(h)  At the hearing, a person who owns land or resides in the proposed district may appear and present testimony and evidence to the commissioners court for or against the creation of the district.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.125. Granting or Denying Petition

Sec. 351.125.  GRANTING OR DENYING PETITION.  (a)  Within 10 days after the date of the conclusion of the hearing, the commissioners court holding the hearing shall grant the petition pending approval by the commissioners courts of all other proposed cooperating counties in the district, if any, if it appears from the testimony and evidence presented at the hearing that:(1)  organization of the district is feasible and practicable;(2)  there is a public necessity or need for the district; and(3)  the creation of the district would further the public safety and welfare.(b)  If the commissioners court is unable to make any one of the findings required by Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall refuse to grant the petition's request for creation of the district.(c)  If a commissioners court of a county in the proposed district refuses to grant the petition's request for creation of the district, the district may not be created.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.126. Appointment of Temporary Directors

Sec. 351.126.  APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.  (a)  If the commissioners courts of all counties in the proposed district grant the petition's request for creation of the district, the commissioners court of the county with the greatest population shall appoint three temporary directors and the commissioners court of each other county in the proposed district shall appoint two temporary directors who shall serve until their successors are elected and have qualified for office.(b)  Within 15 days after the date of appointment, each director shall take the oath of office.(c)  If a director appointed by a commissioners court fails to qualify or a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the commissioners court that appointed that director shall appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.127. Confirmation Election

Sec. 351.127.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  (a)  Within 30 days after the date all temporary directors have been appointed and have qualified, the board of a proposed district shall meet and call an election to be held within the boundaries of the proposed district to confirm the creation of the district.(b)  The board shall give notice of the election.  The notice must state the day and places for holding the election and the proposition to be voted on.(c)  The board shall publish the notice of the election at least once in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the area of the proposed district.  The notice must be published before the 30th day before the date set for the election.(d)  The ballot for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of the ___________ (name of each county in the proposed district) Jail District."(e)  Immediately after the election, the presiding judge of each polling place shall make returns of the results to the board, and the board shall canvass the returns and declare the result.(f)  If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the creation of the district, the board shall declare that the district is created and shall enter the results in its minutes.(g)  If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against the creation of the district, the board is abolished except that it shall declare that the district was defeated and shall enter the results in its minutes.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.128. Bond and Tax Proposition

Sec. 351.128.  BOND AND TAX PROPOSITION.  (a)  At an election to confirm the creation of a district, the board may include a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds and the levy of a property tax by the district.(b)  The board must include in any bond and tax proposition the maximum amount of bonds to be issued, their maximum maturity date, and the maximum rate of the tax that may be levied.(c)  The proposition to issue bonds and levy a tax must be included in the same proposition presented to the registered voters to confirm the creation of the district.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.129. Board of Directors

Sec. 351.129.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of directors composed of three directors from the county in the district with the greatest population and two directors from every other county in the district.  The board shall manage and control the district and shall administer and implement this subchapter.(b)  Directors shall be elected as provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.130. Method of Election; Staggered Terms; Term of Office; Election Date

Sec. 351.130.  METHOD OF ELECTION;  STAGGERED TERMS;  TERM OF OFFICE;  ELECTION DATE.  (a)  Two directors shall be elected from each county in the district, except that three directors shall be elected from the county in the district with the greatest population.(b)  At the initial election of directors, the director elected from each county in the district who receives the higher number of votes serves for a term of two years, and the other director or directors serve for a term of one year.(c)  The initial election of directors must be held on the third Saturday in May of the year following creation of the district.  After the initial election of directors, an election shall be held in each county in the district on the third Saturday in May each year and successor directors shall be elected for a two-year term.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.131. Oath; Compensation; Officers; Quorum

Sec. 351.131.  OATH;  COMPENSATION;  OFFICERS;  QUORUM.  (a)  Each director shall take the constitutional oath of office.(b)  Each director is entitled to receive compensation in an annual amount not to exceed the salary of the highest paid county judge from the counties in the district, as determined by the commissioners court of the receiving county.(c)  At the first board meeting after the appropriate number of directors are elected and have qualified for office by taking the oath, the directors shall select from their number one person to serve as chairman, one person to serve as vice-chairman, and one person to serve as secretary.  If the district is composed of one county, the person who serves as vice-chairman shall also perform the duties of the secretary.  The chairman shall preside over meetings of the board, and in his absence, the vice-chairman shall preside.  The chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary shall perform the duties and may exercise the powers specifically given them in this subchapter or in orders of the board.(d)  A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business of the district, but no official act of the board is valid without the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.132. General Manager; Employees

Sec. 351.132.  GENERAL MANAGER;  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board shall employ a general manager to serve as the chief administrative officer of the district.  The board may delegate to the general manager full authority to manage the affairs of the district subject only to orders of the board.(b)  The general manager shall execute a bond. The bond must be in an amount determined by the board, payable to the district, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the general manager's duties.  The district shall pay for the bond.(c)  The general manager is entitled to receive compensation in an annual amount not to exceed the salary of the highest paid county judge from the counties in the district, as provided in the district's budget.(d)  The general manager shall employ persons necessary for the proper handling of the business and operation of the district.(e)  The board shall determine the terms of employment of and the compensation to be paid to those employees.(f)  The general manager or a majority of the directors may dismiss an employee of the district.(g)  The board shall require each employee who collects, pays, or handles any funds of the district to furnish a bond.  The bond must be payable to the district, in an amount sufficient to protect the district from financial loss resulting from actions of the employee, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the employee's duties and on accounting for all money and property of the district in the employee's hands.  The district shall pay for each bond.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.133. District Office; Meetings; Minutes; Records; Seal

Sec. 351.133.  DISTRICT OFFICE;  MEETINGS;  MINUTES;  RECORDS;  SEAL.  (a)  The board shall maintain a main office in the district for conducting the business of the district.  The board shall maintain any other offices and stations necessary to carry out this subchapter.(b)  The board shall hold regular meetings at the main office at least once each month on a date established by rule of the board.(c)  The board shall keep a complete written account of all its meetings and other proceedings, and shall maintain the records of the district in a secure manner.(d)  Records of the district are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.(e)  The board shall adopt a seal for the district.(f)  The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the district is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(90), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.134. Contracts; Suits; Payment of Judgment; Insurance

Sec. 351.134.  CONTRACTS;  SUITS;  PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT;  INSURANCE.  (a)  The board may enter into contracts as provided by this subchapter and shall execute those contracts in the name of the district.(b)  The district may, through its board, sue and be sued in any court of this state in the name of the district.  Service of process may be made by serving the general manager.  The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the creation of the district.(c)  A court of this state that renders a money judgment against the district may require the board to pay the judgment from the money of the district.(d)  The board may purchase insurance insuring the district and its employees against any liability incurred under this subchapter and may purchase insurance coverage to cover losses of district property.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.135. General Powers

Sec. 351.135.  GENERAL POWERS.  To carry out this subchapter, the district may:(1)  apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other funds available from any source;(2)  enter into contracts with the federal government and its agencies, this state and its agencies, local governmental entities including the county, and private entities;(3)  conduct, request, and participate in studies, investigations, and research relating to providing a jail facility; and(4)  advise, consult, and cooperate with the federal government and its agencies, the state and its agencies, local governmental entities including the county, and private entities.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.136. Acquisition of Property for Site; Lease; Eminent Domain

Sec. 351.136.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR SITE;  LEASE;  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation any land, easements, rights-of-way, and other property interests necessary to construct or improve a jail facility.(b)  The district may lease property on terms and conditions the board determines advantageous to the district.(c)  The district may acquire land for a jail facility by condemnation if the board determines, after notice and hearing, that it is necessary.  The right of eminent domain must be exercised in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party and is not required to deposit double the amount of any award in any suit.(d)  If the district, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, makes necessary the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing in grade or alteration of the construction of any highway, railroad, electric transmission or distribution line, telephone or telegraph properties and facilities, or pipeline, all necessary relocations, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing in grade, or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.  "Sole expense" means the actual cost of relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing in grade or alteration of construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.137 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.137. Construction Contracts

Sec. 351.137.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.  (a)  The district may contract with any person to construct or improve any part of a jail facility.(b)  Construction contracts requiring an expenditure of more than $50,000 may be made only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271.(c)  After a construction contract is awarded, if the district determines that additional work is needed or if the character or type of work, facilities, or improvements should be changed, the board may authorize change orders to the contract on terms the board approves. The board may grant authority to an official or employee responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract to approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of $50,000 or less. A change made under this subsection may not increase or decrease the total cost of the contract by more than 25 percent.(d)  A construction contract must contain or have attached to it the specifications, plans, and details for work included in the contract, and work shall be done according to those plans and specifications under the supervision of the district.(e)  A construction contract must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the district and the contractor.(f)  The contract is a record of the district and is subject to Sections 351.133(c) and (d).|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 (H.B. 987), Sec. 12, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 479 (H.B. 679), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.138 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.138. Contractor's Bond

Sec. 351.138.  CONTRACTOR'S BOND.  (a)  A contractor shall execute a bond.  The bond must be in an amount determined by the board, not to exceed the contract price, payable to the district, approved by the board, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the obligations, agreements, and covenants of the contract.(b)  The bond must provide that if the contractor defaults on the contract, the contractor will pay to the district all damages sustained as a result of the default.  The district shall deposit the bond in its depository and shall keep a copy of the bond in its main office.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.139 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.139. Monitoring Construction Work

Sec. 351.139.  MONITORING CONSTRUCTION WORK.  (a)  Until a jail facility is conveyed to a receiving county under Section 351.141, the board has control of any construction, acquisition, or improvement of the jail facility for which it has contracted.  The board shall determine whether or not the contract is being fulfilled.(b)  The board shall have the construction work inspected by engineers, inspectors, or other personnel of the district.(c)  During the progress of the construction work, the employees inspecting the work shall submit to the board written reports that show whether or not the contractor is complying with the contract.(d)  On completion of construction work, the employees inspecting the work shall submit to the board a final detailed written report including information necessary to show whether or not the contractor has fully complied with the contract.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|