Tex. Government Code § 76.008
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 76.008, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 76.008. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The county or counties served by a department shall provide physical facilities, equipment, and utilities for a department. The division shall monitor the support a county provides under this section and determine whether a county provides support that meets the standards for minimum support established by the division. If the division determines that a county's support is insufficient, the division may impose on the department a sanction authorized by Section 509.012.
(b) If a department serves two or more counties, those counties may enter into an agreement for the distribution of the expenses of facilities, equipment, and utilities.
(b) If a department serves two or more counties, those counties may enter into an agreement for the distribution of the expenses of facilities, equipment, and utilities.
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