Tex. Local Government Code § 351.001
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 351.001, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 351.001. DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS; LOCATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of a county shall provide safe and suitable jails for the county.
(b) The jails must be located at the county seat unless the county has only one jail, in which case the jail may be located anywhere in the county at the discretion of the commissioners court.
(b) The jails must be located at the county seat unless the county has only one jail, in which case the jail may be located anywhere in the county at the discretion of the commissioners court.
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