Tex. Government Code § 411.044

This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 411.044, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.

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§ 411.044. BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE.

Official statutory text

(a) The director, with the advice and consent of the commission, shall appoint the chief of the bureau of intelligence.

(b) The bureau of intelligence shall:

(1) accumulate and analyze, with the aid of the other department divisions and bureaus, information of crime activities in the state and make the information available for use of the department and county and municipal law enforcement agencies; and

(2) aid in the detection and apprehension of violators of the law.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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