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TX Loc Govt Code § 178.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 178 - Removal of Special District Board Members|Subchapter B. Removal of Appointed Board Members for Misconduct|Section 178.055. Order Removing Director

Sec. 178.055.  ORDER REMOVING DIRECTOR.  (a)  To remove a director of a special district located wholly in one county, the commissioners court of the county must:(1)  find after the hearing that the director engaged in misconduct; and(2)  issue an order removing the director.(b)  To remove a director of a special district located in more than one county:(1)  a commissioners court that appointed the director on its sole authority must find after the hearing that the director engaged in misconduct and issue an order removing the director; or(2)  for a director appointed other than on the sole authority of a single commissioners court, the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located must find after the hearing held by that court that the director engaged in misconduct and issue an order removing the director.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 985 (S.B. 1207), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 177.055 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(65), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 178.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 178 - Removal of Special District Board Members|Subchapter B. Removal of Appointed Board Members for Misconduct|Section 178.056. Vacancy

Sec. 178.056.  VACANCY.  (a)  If a general or special law that governs the special district does not provide a method for filling a vacancy, the commissioners court that removed the director by order may appoint a director to serve the remainder of the removed director's term.(b)  If the special district is located wholly or partly in more than one county and if the action of more than one commissioners court was needed under Section 178.055(b)(2) to remove the director, the commissioners court of each of those counties must agree on the appointment.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 985 (S.B. 1207), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 177.056 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(65), eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.002(14), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 179.001. Definitions

Sec. 179.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.(2)  "First responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.(3)  "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 179.002. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 179.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to:(1)  a municipality with a population of 30,000 or less that has not adopted Chapter 174; and(2)  a county with a population of 250,000 or less that has not adopted Chapter 174.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 179.003. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 179.003.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter does not create a cause of action or liability.(b)  This chapter may not be construed to waive, under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or any other law, a municipality's or county's governmental immunity from suit or to liability.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.051. Authority of Municipality or County to Prohibit or Regulate Carrying Handgun

Sec. 179.051.  AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY TO PROHIBIT OR REGULATE CARRYING HANDGUN.  (a)  A municipality or county to which this chapter applies and that employs or supervises first responders may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that generally prohibits a first responder who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, an unexpired certificate of completion from the department under Section 411.184(d), Government Code, and the required liability policy under Section 179.053 from:(1)  carrying a concealed or holstered handgun while on duty; or(2)  storing a handgun on the premises of or in a vehicle owned or leased by the municipality or county if the handgun is secured with a device approved by the department under Section 411.184(f), Government Code.(b)  This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from adopting an ordinance, order, or other measure that:(1)  prohibits a first responder from carrying a handgun while on duty based on the conduct of the first responder; or(2)  limits the carrying of a handgun only to the extent necessary to ensure that carrying the handgun does not interfere with the first responder's duties.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.052. Authority of Employers and Supervisors

Sec. 179.052.  AUTHORITY OF EMPLOYERS AND SUPERVISORS.  (a)  A municipal or county department or private entity that employs or supervises first responders providing services for a municipality or county to which this chapter applies may adopt a policy authorizing a first responder who is employed or supervised by the municipal or county department or private entity and who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, an unexpired certificate of completion from the department under Section 411.184(d), Government Code, and the required liability policy under Section 179.053 to:(1)  carry a concealed or holstered handgun while on duty; or(2)  store a handgun on the premises of or in a vehicle owned or leased by the applicable municipality or county, or by the private entity if the handgun is secured with a device approved by the department under Section 411.184(f), Government Code.(b)  A first responder employed or supervised by a municipal or county department or private entity may not engage in conduct described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) unless the municipal or county department or private entity has adopted a policy under Subsection (a) that authorizes that conduct.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.053. Liability Insurance Required

Sec. 179.053.  LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED.  A first responder shall maintain liability insurance coverage in an amount of at least $1 million if:(1)  the first responder carries a handgun while on duty; and(2)  the handgun is not an essential part of the first responder's duties.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.054. Storage of Handgun

Sec. 179.054.  STORAGE OF HANDGUN.  (a)  A first responder who enters a location where carrying a handgun is prohibited by federal law or otherwise shall use a device approved by the department under Section 411.184(f), Government Code, to secure and store the handgun.(b)  A first responder is responsible for procuring the device approved by the department under Section 411.184(f), Government Code, or for reimbursing the first responder's employer or supervisor for the use of a device provided by the employer or supervisor.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.055. Discharge of Handgun

Sec. 179.055.  DISCHARGE OF HANDGUN.  A first responder may discharge a handgun while on duty only in self-defense.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.056. Limited Liability

Sec. 179.056.  LIMITED LIABILITY.  (a)  A municipality or county that employs or supervises first responders is not liable in a civil action arising from the discharge of a handgun by a first responder who is licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.(b)  The discharge of a handgun by a first responder who is licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is outside the course and scope of the first responder's duties.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 179.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle C - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees of More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 179 - Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun|Subchapter B. Authority and Requirements to Carry Handgun|Section 179.057. Complaints

Sec. 179.057.  COMPLAINTS.  A member of the public may submit a complaint to the municipality or county employing or supervising the first responder using the municipality's or county's existing complaint procedure.  One or more complaints received with respect to a specific first responder are grounds for prohibiting or limiting that first responder's carrying a handgun while on duty.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter A. Elective County Offices|Section 203.001. Records Management Officer

Sec. 203.001.  RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER.  Each elected county officer is the records management officer for the records of the officer's office.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter A. Elective County Offices|Section 203.002. Duties and Responsibilities of Elected County Officers as Records Management Officers

Sec. 203.002.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICERS AS RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICERS.  The elected county officer shall:(1)  develop policies and procedures for the administration of an active and continuing records management program;(2)  administer the records management program so as to reduce the costs and improve the efficiency of recordkeeping;(3)  identify and take adequate steps to preserve records that are of permanent value;(4)  identify and take adequate steps to protect the essential records of the office;(5)  ensure that the maintenance, preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of records is carried out in accordance with the policies and procedures of the records management program and the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it; and(6)  cooperate with the commission in its conduct of statewide records management surveys.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter A. Elective County Offices|Section 203.003. Duties of Commissioners Court

Sec. 203.003.  DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.  The commissioners court of each county shall:(1)  promote and support the efficient and economical management of records of all elective offices in the county to enable elected county officers to conform to this subtitle and rules adopted under it;(2)  facilitate the creation and maintenance of records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of each elective office and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the local government, the state, and the persons affected by the activities of the local government;(3)  facilitate the identification and preservation of the records of elective offices that are of permanent value;(4)  facilitate the identification and protection of the essential records of elective offices;(5)  establish a county clerk records management and preservation fund for fees subject to Section 118.0216 and approve in advance any expenditures from the fund; and(6)  establish a records management and preservation account for the records management and preservation fees authorized under Sections 135.101 and 135.102, and approve in advance any expenditures from the fund, which may be spent only for records management preservation or automation purposes in the county.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 675, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.36, eff. January 1, 2020.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 3.12, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter A. Elective County Offices|Section 203.004. Director and Librarian

Sec. 203.004.  DIRECTOR AND LIBRARIAN.  The director and librarian shall provide advice and assistance to records management officers in establishing records management programs and in carrying out the other requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter A. Elective County Offices|Section 203.005. Records Management Program to Be Established

Sec. 203.005.  RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE ESTABLISHED.  (a)  On or before January 1, 1991, each elected county officer shall adopt a written plan establishing an active and continuing program for the efficient and economical management of the records of the elective office of which the elected officer is custodian.(b)  The plan must provide policies, methods, and procedures to fulfill the duties and responsibilities set out in Section 203.002 concerning the management and preservation of records.  The plan may establish additional policies or procedures for the operation of the records management program that are consistent with the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.(c)  A copy of the plan must be filed by the elected county officer with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.(d)  A plan establishing or relating to a records management program adopted before September 1, 1989, must be amended if any provision of the plan is in conflict with this subtitle or a rule adopted under it.  A copy of the amended plan shall be filed with the director and librarian as provided by Subsection (c).(e)  A copy of an amended plan relating to the establishment or operation of the records management plan must be filed with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.(f)  The director and librarian or the designee of the director and librarian shall within a reasonable time bring to the attention of the elected county officer in writing any aspect of a plan filed in the office of the director and librarian or that otherwise comes to the attention of the director and librarian that is inconsistent with requirements of this subtitle or rules adopted under it.(g)  An elected county officer is authorized, instead of or in conjunction with submitting a plan and establishing an independent records program for the elective office, to participate in a county program established as provided by Subchapter B  or in one or more specific components of a county program and to authorize the records management officer of the county program to act as the records management officer for the records of the elective office.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter B. All Other Local Government Offices|Section 203.021. Duties and Responsibilities of Governing Body

Sec. 203.021.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNING BODY.  The governing body of a local government, including a commissioners court with regard to nonelective county offices, shall:(1)  establish, promote, and support an active and continuing program for the efficient and economical management of all local government records;(2)  cause policies and procedures to be developed for the administration of the program under the direction of the records management officer;(3)  facilitate the creation and maintenance of local government records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the local government and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the local government, the state, and persons affected by the activities of the local government;(4)  facilitate the identification and preservation of local government records that are of permanent value;(5)  facilitate the identification and protection of essential local government records;  and(6)  cooperate with the commission in its conduct of statewide records management surveys.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 203.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 6 - Records|Subtitle C - Records Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 203 - Management and Preservation of Records|Subchapter B. All Other Local Government Offices|Section 203.022. Duties and Responsibilities of Custodians

Sec. 203.022.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CUSTODIANS.  (a)  Custodians of records in each local government shall:(1)  cooperate with the records management officer in carrying out the policies and procedures established by the local government for the efficient and economical management of records and in carrying out the requirements of this subtitle;(2)  adequately document the transaction of government business and the services, programs, and duties for which the custodian and the custodian's staff are responsible;  and(3)  maintain the records in the custodian's care and carry out their preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition only in accordance with the policies and procedures of the local government's records management program and the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.(b)  State law relating to the duties, other responsibilities, or recordkeeping requirements of a custodian of local government records do not exempt the custodian or the records in the custodian's care from the application of this subtitle and rules adopted under it and may not be used by the custodian as a basis for refusal to participate in the records management program of the local government whose establishment is required by this chapter.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|