Tex. Local Government Code § 250.013
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 250.013, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 250.013. RESIDENTIAL IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE CHILD DETENTION FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "residential child detention facility" means a private facility other than a facility licensed by this state that operates under a contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or another federal agency to provide 24-hour custody or care to unaccompanied immigrant or refugee children.
(b) A municipality or a county may adopt and enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation that requires a residential child detention facility to:
(1) provide adequate water, wastewater, or other utilities for the facility; and
(2) meet reasonable minimum standards that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the facility.
(c) A county may not regulate under Subsection (b) a facility that is located in the corporate boundaries of a municipality.
(d) Before entering into a contract with a federal agency to operate as a residential child detention facility, the owner or operator of the proposed residential child detention facility must:
(1) provide notice of the proposed facility:
(A) if the facility is located in a municipality, to the governing body of the municipality; or
(B) if the facility is located in the unincorporated area of a county, to the commissioners court of the county; and
(2) meet any requirements adopted by the municipality or county under Subsection (b).
(b) A municipality or a county may adopt and enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation that requires a residential child detention facility to:
(1) provide adequate water, wastewater, or other utilities for the facility; and
(2) meet reasonable minimum standards that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the facility.
(c) A county may not regulate under Subsection (b) a facility that is located in the corporate boundaries of a municipality.
(d) Before entering into a contract with a federal agency to operate as a residential child detention facility, the owner or operator of the proposed residential child detention facility must:
(1) provide notice of the proposed facility:
(A) if the facility is located in a municipality, to the governing body of the municipality; or
(B) if the facility is located in the unincorporated area of a county, to the commissioners court of the county; and
(2) meet any requirements adopted by the municipality or county under Subsection (b).
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