Sec. 361.061. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. The governing body of a municipality may contract with a private vendor or a county to provide for the financing, design, construction, leasing, operation, purchase, maintenance, or management of a jail, detention center, work camp, or related facility.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 75(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 361 - Municipal and County Authority Relating to Jails
Subchapter E. Municipal Contract With County or Private Entity for Jail Facilities
Section 361.061. Authority to Contract
Section 361.062. Contract Requirements
Section 361.063. Award of Improvement Project
Section 361.064. Sovereign Immunity Inapplicable
Section 361.065. Maximum Inmate Population
Section 361.066. Application to Prior Facilities
Section 361.067. Location of Jail Restricted in Populous Municipality