Texas Statutes
Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement
Subchapter G. Jail District

Section 351.121. Definitions - Sec. 351.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 351.122. Eligible Counties; Purpose; Boundaries - Sec. 351.122. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES; PURPOSE; BOUNDARIES. (a) A jail district...

Section 351.123. Petition - Sec. 351.123. PETITION. (a) To create a district, a petition...

Section 351.124. Hearing - Sec. 351.124. HEARING. (a) The commissioners court of each county...

Section 351.125. Granting or Denying Petition - Sec. 351.125. GRANTING OR DENYING PETITION. (a) Within 10 days...

Section 351.126. Appointment of Temporary Directors - Sec. 351.126. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) If the commissioners...

Section 351.127. Confirmation Election - Sec. 351.127. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) Within 30 days after the...

Section 351.128. Bond and Tax Proposition - Sec. 351.128. BOND AND TAX PROPOSITION. (a) At an election...

Section 351.129. Board of Directors - Sec. 351.129. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed...

Section 351.130. Method of Election; Staggered Terms; Term of Office; Election Date - Sec. 351.130. METHOD OF ELECTION; STAGGERED TERMS; TERM OF OFFICE;...

Section 351.131. Oath; Compensation; Officers; Quorum - Sec. 351.131. OATH; COMPENSATION; OFFICERS; QUORUM. (a) Each director shall...

Section 351.132. General Manager; Employees - Sec. 351.132. GENERAL MANAGER; EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall employ...

Section 351.133. District Office; Meetings; Minutes; Records; Seal - Sec. 351.133. DISTRICT OFFICE; MEETINGS; MINUTES; RECORDS; SEAL. (a) The...

Section 351.134. Contracts; Suits; Payment of Judgment; Insurance - Sec. 351.134. CONTRACTS; SUITS; PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT; INSURANCE. (a) The...

Section 351.135. General Powers - Sec. 351.135. GENERAL POWERS. To carry out this subchapter, the...

Section 351.136. Acquisition of Property for Site; Lease; Eminent Domain - Sec. 351.136. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR SITE; LEASE; EMINENT DOMAIN....

Section 351.137. Construction Contracts - Sec. 351.137. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The district may contract with...

Section 351.138. Contractor's Bond - Sec. 351.138. CONTRACTOR'S BOND. (a) A contractor shall execute a...

Section 351.139. Monitoring Construction Work - Sec. 351.139. MONITORING CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) Until a jail facility...

Section 351.140. Payment for Construction Work - Sec. 351.140. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) The district shall...

Section 351.141. Final Approval and Conveyance by Board - Sec. 351.141. FINAL APPROVAL AND CONVEYANCE BY BOARD. (a) On...

Section 351.142. Responsibilities of Receiving County - Sec. 351.142. RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING COUNTY. (a) On completion and...

Section 351.143. Changes and Additions to Facilities - Sec. 351.143. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO FACILITIES. (a) Before a...

Section 351.144. Contracts for Purchase of Vehicles, Equipment, and Supplies Over $5,000 - Sec. 351.144. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES...

Section 351.145. Fiscal Year; Annual Audit; Annual Budget - Sec. 351.145. FISCAL YEAR; ANNUAL AUDIT; ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The...

Section 351.146. Depository - Sec. 351.146. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name one or...

Section 351.147. Investments - Sec. 351.147. INVESTMENTS. (a) Funds of the district may be...

Section 351.148. Repayment of Organizational Expenses - Sec. 351.148. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. (a) The board may...

Section 351.149. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 351.149. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and...

Section 351.150. Manner of Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 351.150. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may...

Section 351.151. Bond and Tax Election - Sec. 351.151. BOND AND TAX ELECTION. (a) Bonds secured in...

Section 351.152. Form of Bonds - Sec. 351.152. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 351.153. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 351.153. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or...

Section 351.154. Approval by Attorney General; Registration by Comptroller - Sec. 351.154. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER. (a)...

Section 351.155. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 351.155. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...

Section 351.156. Bonds as Investments; Bonds as Security for Deposits - Sec. 351.156. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS; BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS....

Section 351.157. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 351.157. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Bonds issued by a...

Section 351.158. Levy of Taxes - Sec. 351.158. LEVY OF TAXES. (a) The board may annually...

Section 351.159. Dissolution of District - Sec. 351.159. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) After a district has...