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TX Loc Govt Code § 344.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.260. Results of Referendum

Sec. 344.260.  RESULTS OF REFERENDUM.  (a)  If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum election are for the continuation of a district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district:(1)  the board shall certify that fact to the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date of the canvass of the returns; and(2)  the district is dissolved and ceases to operate as provided by Section 344.301.(b)  If a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum election are for the continuation of the district or if less than a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum election are for dissolution of the district, another referendum may not be held except as authorized by Section 344.251.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 4075), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter F. Referendum on Continuation or Dissolution of District|Section 344.261. Election Contest

Sec. 344.261.  ELECTION CONTEST.  Not later than the 30th day after the date the result of a referendum is declared, any qualified voter of the district may contest the election by filing a petition in a district court located in the district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 344.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle A - Municipal Public Safety|Chapter 344 - Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services Districts|Subchapter G. District Dissolution|Section 344.301. Time for Dissolution of District

Sec. 344.301.  TIME FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date the municipality began to impose taxes for district purposes if the district has not held a continuation or dissolution referendum.(b)  The district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date of the most recent continuation or dissolution referendum.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to a district that is continued under Section 344.251(g), and that district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the end of the period for which it was continued.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 4075), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.001. Duty to Provide Jails; Location

Sec. 351.001.  DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS;  LOCATION.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county shall provide safe and suitable jails for the county.(b)  The jails must be located at the county seat unless the county has only one jail, in which case the jail may be located anywhere in the county at the discretion of the commissioners court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 64(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.002. Jail Standards

Sec. 351.002.  JAIL STANDARDS.  The jail standards prescribed by this subchapter are minimum standards for county jails.  Each county jail must comply with the minimum standards and the rules and procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.003. Exemption

Sec. 351.003.  EXEMPTION.  (a)  A county with a population not large enough to justify building a new county jail or remodeling an existing county jail in order to comply with the standards in this subchapter is exempt from this subchapter if the commissioners court contracts with another county to incarcerate its prisoners.(b)  The county must contract with the nearest county whose county jail meets the standards in this subchapter.(c)  The county shall pay to the other county a daily per capita rate equal to the cost of maintaining its prisoners in the county jail or a daily rate on which the counties agree.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.0035. Temporary Housing

Sec. 351.0035.  TEMPORARY HOUSING.  (a)  On request of the sheriff and the commissioners court of a county, the Commission on Jail Standards shall authorize a county to house a prisoner in a tent or other facility that is not a county jail.(b)  The Commission on Jail Standards shall adopt rules that govern the temporary housing of prisoners, including a specific requirement for:(1)  the classification and separation of prisoners;(2)  the supervision of prisoners;(3)  safety, sanitation, and health;(4)  the structure and maintenance of the facility;(5)  the provision of bunks or sleeping areas for prisoners or other furnishings for the facility;(6)  the space and capacity in the facility;  and(7)  the enforcement of a rule the commission adopts under this subsection.(c)  A rule adopted under Subsection (b) must be consistent with the jail standards imposed by or adopted under other provisions of this subchapter unless the Commission on Jail Standards determines compliance is not practicable or reasonable.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 145, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.0036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.0036. Housing of Correctional Program Participants

Sec. 351.0036.  HOUSING OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 351.0035, the Commission on Jail Standards is hereby authorized to adopt rules governing the temporary housing of prisoners in connection with specific correctional programs which include work camps, wilderness camps, forestry camps, or boot camps.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 145, Sec. 2, eff. May 15, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.004. Structural and Maintenance Requirements

Sec. 351.004.  STRUCTURAL AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.  A county jail must be:(1)  structurally sound;(2)  fire resistant;(3)  properly ventilated, heated, and lighted;  and(4)  kept in good repair.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.007. Space Requirements

Sec. 351.007.  SPACE REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A county jail cell designed for one person only must have a clear floor area of 40 square feet or more.(b)  Any other housing area or day room in a county jail must have a clear floor area of 18 square feet or more for each prisoner to be confined in the area or room.(c)  The ceiling height above the finished floor in a cell, compartment, dormitory, or day room in a county jail in which prisoners are confined must be eight feet or more.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.008. Access to Day Room

Sec. 351.008.  ACCESS TO DAY ROOM.  A cell, compartment, or dormitory used in a county jail for sleeping purposes and designed to accommodate three or more prisoners must be accessible to a day room to which the prisoners may be given access during the day.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.009. Safety Vestibule

Sec. 351.009.  SAFETY VESTIBULE.  (a)  To provide safety to officers and security, entrance to and exit from a cell block or a group of cells or compartments used to confine three or more prisoners in a county jail must be through a safety vestibule.(b)  A safety vestibule must have one or more interior doors in addition to the main outside entrance door to the cell block or group of cells or compartments.  All the interior doors must be designed to be locked, unlocked, opened, and closed by a means located outside the cell block or group of cells or compartments.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.010. Sanitation and Health Requirements

Sec. 351.010.  SANITATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.  A county jail must be:(1)  provided with safe water in ample quantity;(2)  provided with sewage disposal facilities in accordance with good sanitation standards;(3)  provided with food prepared and served in a palatable and sanitary manner according to good dietary practices and of sufficient quality to maintain good health;  and(4)  maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with standards of sanitation and health.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.011. Furnishings of Cells, Compartments, and Dormitories

Sec. 351.011.  FURNISHINGS OF CELLS, COMPARTMENTS, AND DORMITORIES.  (a)  A county jail cell designed for one prisoner only must have a toilet, a combination sink and drinking fountain, a table, and a seat.(b)  A housing area designed for three or more prisoners must have one toilet and one combination sink and drinking fountain for every eight prisoners to be confined in the area.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.012. Furnishings of Day Rooms

Sec. 351.012.  FURNISHINGS OF DAY ROOMS.  (a)  A day room designed in a county jail for three or more prisoners must have:(1)  for every eight prisoners to be confined in the room, one toilet and one combination sink and drinking fountain; and(2)  for every 12 prisoners to be confined in the room, one shower.(b)  A day room must be suitably furnished.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.013. Bunks

Sec. 351.013.  BUNKS.  (a)  A cell, compartment, or dormitory in a county jail must have for each prisoner one bunk that is not less than two feet, three inches wide and not less than six feet, three inches long.(b)  Each bunk must have a clean, comfortable mattress and enough clean blankets for the prisoner's comfort.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.014. Holding Insane Persons

Sec. 351.014.  HOLDING INSANE PERSONS.  (a)  A person suspected to be or adjudged insane may not be held in a county jail unless the person:(1)  demonstrates homicidal tendencies;  and(2)  must be restrained from committing acts of violence against other persons.(b)  A person requiring restraint under this section may be held in a county jail for not more than 24 hours.  The person shall be kept under observation at all times.(c)  At the end of the 24-hour period, the person shall be released or taken to a hospital or mental hospital.(d)  A person held under this section shall be kept in a special enclosure or room for that purpose.  The special enclosure or room must have:(1)  a clear floor area of 40 square feet or more;(2)  a ceiling height above the floor of eight feet or more;  and(3)  a soft covering on the floor and walls, designed to protect a violent person from self-injury or destruction.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities|Section 351.015. Enforcement

Sec. 351.015.  ENFORCEMENT.  This subchapter is enforceable by the Commission on Jail Standards.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Intercounty Cooperation for Jail Facilities|Section 351.031. Contract

Sec. 351.031.  CONTRACT.  (a)  The commissioners courts of two or more counties may contract with each other for the joint operation of a jail to serve the counties.(b)  The contract may provide for the construction or acquisition of a facility or for the use of an existing facility.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Intercounty Cooperation for Jail Facilities|Section 351.032. Location of Facility

Sec. 351.032.  LOCATION OF FACILITY.  A joint facility is not required to be located at the county seat of one of the counties.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Intercounty Cooperation for Jail Facilities|Section 351.033. Financing

Sec. 351.033.  FINANCING.  A county whose share of capital expenditures under the contract includes costs of acquiring land or acquiring, constructing, enlarging, or improving a joint facility may use any method of financing that share that would be available to the county if it operated its own jail, including issuing general obligation bonds or other evidences of indebtedness as provided by law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Intercounty Cooperation for Jail Facilities|Section 351.034. Administrator

Sec. 351.034.  ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  The sheriff of the county in which the jail is located shall serve as administrator of the jail.(b)  The sheriff may decline to serve as administrator by filing a written statement with the commissioners court of that county.(c)  If the sheriff declines to serve as administrator, the commissioners courts of the contracting counties shall jointly appoint a jail administrator.  Until an individual is appointed and assumes the duties of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail.(d)  If there is a vacancy in the position of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail until a new jail administrator is appointed and assumes the position.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter B. Intercounty Cooperation for Jail Facilities|Section 351.035. Duties

Sec. 351.035.  DUTIES.  The sheriff or jail administrator has all the powers, duties, and responsibilities with regard to keeping prisoners and operating the jail that are given by law to the sheriff in a county operating its own jail.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.041. Sheriff

Sec. 351.041.  SHERIFF.  (a)  The sheriff of each county is the keeper of the county jail.  The sheriff shall safely keep all prisoners committed to the jail by a lawful authority, subject to an order of the proper court.(b)  The sheriff may appoint a jailer to operate the jail and meet the needs of the prisoners, but the sheriff shall continue to exercise supervision and control over the jail.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.04155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.04155. Commissary Operation by Sheriff in Certain Counties

Sec. 351.04155.  COMMISSARY OPERATION BY SHERIFF IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county that:(1)  has a population of one million or more;(2)  has two municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more; and(3)  is adjacent to a county with a population of one million or more.(b)  The county is subject to Section 351.0415, except:(1)  Section 351.0415(b)(1) does not apply to the sheriff of the county;(2)  new bids to renew contracts under Section 351.0415(b)(3) are subject to the approval of the commissioners court of the county;(3)  the sheriff may not make a disbursement from the commissary proceeds unless the sheriff receives approval for the disbursement from the commissioners court of the county;  and(4)  the sheriff shall provide to the commissioners court of the county each contract the sheriff makes under this section relating to the commissary and shall provide the contract within 10 days after the date the contract is made.(c)  A purchase made by the sheriff using commissary proceeds is subject to the competitive purchasing procedures contained in Subchapter C, Chapter 262.  For the purpose of complying with that subchapter, a reference in that subchapter to "commissioners court" means the sheriff and a reference to "the county official who makes purchases for the county" means the sheriff or the sheriff's designee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1057, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.042. Jail Administrator in Bexar County

Sec. 351.042.  JAIL ADMINISTRATOR IN BEXAR COUNTY.  The Commissioners Court of Bexar County may appoint a jail administrator who shall exercise all power, supervision, and control over the jail, including the duties imposed by law on the sheriff with respect to the jail.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.043. Federal Prisoners

Sec. 351.043.  FEDERAL PRISONERS.  (a)  The sheriff or jailer may receive into the county jail a federal prisoner delivered by a federal law enforcement officer unless the sheriff or jailer determines that receipt of the prisoner may violate a state or federal court order, a statute, or a rule of the Commission on Jail Standards or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.(b)  The sheriff or jailer shall safely keep the prisoner until the prisoner is transferred or discharged by due course of law.(c)  The federal law enforcement officer on whose authority the prisoner is received and kept is directly and personally liable to the sheriff or jailer for the jail fees and other costs incurred in keeping the prisoner.  The fees and costs shall be estimated according to laws regulating similar fees and costs in other cases.(d)  In this section, "federal law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned by 5 U.S.C. Section 8331(20).(e)  Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 11.16, eff. Aug. 29, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.044. Prisoner in Another County's Jail

Sec. 351.044.  PRISONER IN ANOTHER COUNTY'S JAIL.  A county to which a prisoner is sent due to the lack of a safe jail in the sending county as determined by the Commission on Jail Standards may recover by suit from the sending county the reasonable cost of keeping the prisoner.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 578, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|