Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 753.053. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. A sheriff who enters into an agreement under Section 753.051 shall allocate the necessary resources, including personnel and funding, to ensure the proper implementation of the agreement, including the resources necessary to meet any reasona…

Sec. 753.101. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. From any money appropriated or otherwise available for this purpose, the comptroller shall establish and administer a grant program to support the state purpose of assisting sheriffs participating in immigration law enforcement agre…

Sec. 753.102. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION. (a) A sheriff is eligible to apply for a grant under this subchapter if the sheriff has entered into an immigration law enforcement agreement under Section 753.051. (b) The comptroller by rule may require an applicant to submit informati…

Sec. 753.103. AWARD; LIMITATIONS ON USE. (a) On approval of an application submitted under Section 753.102 and using money appropriated to the comptroller or otherwise available for this purpose, the comptroller shall award a grant to an eligible sheriff who applies for the grant…

Sec. 753.104. COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES. The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement the grant program established under this subchapter, including rules that establish: (1) a standardized application process, including the form to be used to apply for a grant an…

Sec. 753.105. EFFECT ON COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS. In relation to money received from a grant awarded to a sheriff under this subchapter, the commissioners court of the county the sheriff serves may not reduce the appropriation to the sheriff's department in response to the sheriff r…

Sec. 753.151. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. Not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall prepare a written report on sheriffs participating in immigration law enforcement agreements under Section 753.051 using information provided to the comptroller un…

Sec. 753.152. COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS REPORT. The Commission on Jail Standards shall annually submit to the comptroller a copy of the reports received under Section 511.0101. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1124 (S.B. 8), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.

Sec. 753.153. SHERIFF REPORT ON ATTEMPT TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT. The sheriff of a county that operates a jail or contracts with a private vendor to operate a jail who has not entered into an agreement under Section 753.051 shall annually provide proof to the attorney general of t…

Sec. 753.154. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney general may bring an action against a sheriff who fails to comply with this chapter in a district court for appropriate equitable relief. (b) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining…