Tex. Local Government Code § 202.006
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 202.006, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 202.006. DESTRUCTION OF NONRECORD MATERIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) Material that is not included in the definition of a local government record and is described by Section 201.003(8)(A), (B), or (C) may be disposed of at the discretion of the custodian or the creator of the document, as applicable, subject to any policies developed in each local government or elective county office regarding the destruction.
(b) Extra identical copies of a local government record to which public access is restricted under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other state law may be destroyed only by burning, pulping, or shredding.
(b) Extra identical copies of a local government record to which public access is restricted under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other state law may be destroyed only by burning, pulping, or shredding.
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