Tex. Local Government Code § 263.1521
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 263.1521, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 263.1521. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN SENSITIVE MEDIA DEVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "sensitive media device" means a data storage device that the commissioners court of a county determines the county has used to store data the maintenance or disclosure of which is regulated by state or federal law.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 263.152, the commissioners court of a county may order the destruction of a sensitive media device:
(1) that is salvage or surplus property; and
(2) for which the commissioners court determines that the destruction of the sensitive media device is necessary to prevent inadvertent disclosure of information in connection with the disposal of the device.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 263.152, the commissioners court of a county may order the destruction of a sensitive media device:
(1) that is salvage or surplus property; and
(2) for which the commissioners court determines that the destruction of the sensitive media device is necessary to prevent inadvertent disclosure of information in connection with the disposal of the device.
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