Title LG, Local Government Code

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 ele…

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 distric…

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 bo…

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 s…

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…

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 …

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 l…

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…

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, agreeme…

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 whethe…

Sec. 351.140. PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK. (a) The district shall make monthly progress payments under construction contracts as the work proceeds or at more frequent intervals as determined by the board. (b) If requested by the board, the contractor shall furnish an analysis o…

Sec. 351.141. FINAL APPROVAL AND CONVEYANCE BY BOARD. (a) On receiving the final construction inspection report, the board shall give notice and schedule a public hearing to determine whether the jail facility is complete as specified in the district's plans and in the contract. …

Sec. 351.142. RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING COUNTY. (a) On completion and approval by the board of the construction or the acquisition and any improvement of a facility constructed or acquired by a jail district under this subchapter and on written approval by the receiving count…

Sec. 351.143. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO FACILITIES. (a) Before a jail facility is conveyed to a receiving county, the district may make changes in or additions to the facility if the board determines that the changes or additions are necessary to: (1) comply with the requirements …

Sec. 351.144. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES OVER $5,000. (a) If the estimated amount of a proposed contract for the purchase of vehicles, equipment, or supplies is more than $15,000, the board shall ask for competitive bids in accordance with the bid…

Sec. 351.145. FISCAL YEAR; ANNUAL AUDIT; ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) The district shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year established by the board. The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period. (b) Annually, the board shall have an audit made of the finan…

Sec. 351.146. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall name one or more banks to serve as depository for district funds. (b) District funds, other than those transmitted to a bank of payment for bonds issued by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank. This su…

Sec. 351.147. INVESTMENTS. (a) Funds of the district may be invested and reinvested by the board or its authorized representative in direct or indirect obligations of the United States, the state, or any county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of the…

Sec. 351.148. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES. (a) The board may pay all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of a district, legal fees, and other incidental expenses and may reimburse any person for money advanced for those purposes. (b) …

Sec. 351.149. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to acquire land to erect a jail facility and to construct, acquire, or improve a jail facility. The bond proceeds may be used to pay or establish a reasonable reserve to pay not more t…

Sec. 351.150. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds: (1) from the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the district; (2) by pledging all or any part of the designated rev…

Sec. 351.151. BOND AND TAX ELECTION. (a) Bonds secured in whole or in part by taxes may not be issued by the district until the bonds and the taxes are authorized by a majority vote of the registered voters of the district voting at an election called and held for that purpose. (…

Sec. 351.152. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue its bonds in various series or issues. (b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate permitted by the constitution and laws of the state. (c) A district's…

Sec. 351.153. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds and…

Sec. 351.154. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER. (a) Bonds issued by a district must be submitted to the attorney general for examination. (b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with law, the attorney general sh…

Sec. 351.155. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons. (b) Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years from their date and shall bear interest a…

Sec. 351.156. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS; BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a) District bonds are legal and authorized investments for: (1) banks; (2) trust companies; (3) savings and loan associations; (4) insurance companies; (5) fiduciaries; (6) trustees; (7) guardians; and (8) sinki…

Sec. 351.157. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Bonds issued by a district under this subchapter, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are free from taxation by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivisi…

Sec. 351.158. LEVY OF TAXES. (a) The board may annually levy taxes to pay the bonds authorized under Section 351.149 and issued by the district, but the district may not levy taxes to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this subchapter. (b) The board ma…

Sec. 351.159. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) After a district has completed all construction, acquisition, and improvement of jail facilities provided in the plans approved by the board and has conveyed those facilities to a receiving county under this subchapter and after all bond…

Sec. 351.181. ESTABLISHMENT. The commissioners court of a county may establish a county correctional center after receiving the written consent of the sheriff. A sheriff may not unreasonably withhold consent under this subsection. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03…

Sec. 351.182. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SHERIFF. The sheriff of the county in which a county correctional center has been established is responsible for the operation of the center, but must consult with the director of the community supervision and corrections department serving the …

Sec. 351.183. PROGRAMS. The sheriff, through a county correctional center program, may: (1) house and provide work programs and counseling for: (A) persons convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to a term of confinement in county jail; (B) persons required as a condition of misd…

Sec. 351.184. CERTIFICATION. (a) To certify county correctional centers as eligible for state funding under Section 509.011(b)(6), Government Code, the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with the assistance of the Commission on Jail…

Sec. 351.185. PAYMENT OF STATE AID. (a) On or after the effective date of this section, a county may apply to the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for state aid funded in the General Appropriations Act for residential services or t…

Sec. 351.186. REPORTS. The sheriff of a county receiving state aid under this subchapter shall submit reports as required by the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 198…

Sec. 351.201. COUNTY JAIL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM. (a) A commissioners court by order may establish a county jail industries program. The sheriff may allow inmate participation in the county jail industries program in carrying out his constitutional and statutory duties. (b) The purpo…

Sec. 351.202. REVENUE. Money received from the operation of a county jail industries program shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the county to be used as reimbursement for the cost of inmate confinement. The cost to a county for an inmate's participation in a county…

Sec. 351.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adult" means an individual who is not a child as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code. (2) "Response team" means a multidisciplinary team established under this subchapter to strengthen the collaborative response and enhance …

Sec. 351.252. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioners court of each county shall establish an adult sexual assault response team that includes the following members appointed by the commissioners court: (1) the chief administrator, or the chief …

Sec. 351.253. PRESIDING OFFICER. The response team shall elect a presiding officer from among its members. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Sec. 351.254. MEETINGS. (a) A response team shall meet: (1) at least quarterly at a time determined by the presiding officer; (2) not later than the 90th day after the last day of a regular legislative session to review and amend as necessary any protocols, forms, or guidelines d…

Sec. 351.255. VACANCIES. The commissioners court of a county shall fill a vacancy for a response team member not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs and in the same manner as the original appointment. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), …

Sec. 351.256. ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE PROTOCOL. (a) A response team shall develop a written protocol addressing the coordinated response for adult survivors in the county that includes: (1) the procedures to be used in investigating and prosecuting cases arising from a repo…

Sec. 351.257. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1 of each odd-numbered year, a response team shall provide to the commissioners court of each county the response team serves a report that includes: (1) a list of response team members able to participate in the quarterly meeting…

Sec. 351.2571. NONCOMPLIANCE. Failure to comply with the requirements of Section 351.257 may be used to determine eligibility for receiving grant funds from the office of the governor or another state agency. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 365 (H.B. 47), Sec. 16, eff. S…