Tex. Local Government Code § 351.142
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§ 351.142. RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECEIVING COUNTY.
Official statutory text
(a) On completion and approval by the board of the construction or the acquisition and any improvement of a facility constructed or acquired by a jail district under this subchapter and on written approval by the receiving county, the board shall convey the facility to the receiving county.
(b) A receiving county to which a jail facility is conveyed is the owner of the jail facility and is responsible for all operation, maintenance, upkeep, and administration of the jail facility. The district will have no further responsibility for the jail facility. This section does not limit or change the authority of the receiving county to alter, relocate, close, or discontinue operation or maintenance of the jail facility as provided by law.
(c) Conveyance of a jail facility to a receiving county under this section does not affect the duties and responsibilities of the district to pay in full the principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on any outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district and to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions provided by the orders or resolutions authorizing the bonds or other indebtedness. Notwithstanding the conveyance of a jail facility to a receiving county under this section, the district is solely responsible and liable for payment in full of the principal of and the premium and interest on any bonds or other indebtedness of the district.
(d) A written protest alleging that the jail facility does not comply with the district's plans and written approval of the receiving county may be submitted to the board by the receiving county or a municipality in which the jail facility is located before or during the public hearing scheduled under Section 351.141. On receipt of a protest, the board may delay the facility conveyance until the district fully complies with the plans and written approvals.
(e) This subchapter does not prevent the conveyance of a part of the jail facility proposed to be constructed or acquired by a district if the district's jail facility is constructed in stages.
(b) A receiving county to which a jail facility is conveyed is the owner of the jail facility and is responsible for all operation, maintenance, upkeep, and administration of the jail facility. The district will have no further responsibility for the jail facility. This section does not limit or change the authority of the receiving county to alter, relocate, close, or discontinue operation or maintenance of the jail facility as provided by law.
(c) Conveyance of a jail facility to a receiving county under this section does not affect the duties and responsibilities of the district to pay in full the principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on any outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district and to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions provided by the orders or resolutions authorizing the bonds or other indebtedness. Notwithstanding the conveyance of a jail facility to a receiving county under this section, the district is solely responsible and liable for payment in full of the principal of and the premium and interest on any bonds or other indebtedness of the district.
(d) A written protest alleging that the jail facility does not comply with the district's plans and written approval of the receiving county may be submitted to the board by the receiving county or a municipality in which the jail facility is located before or during the public hearing scheduled under Section 351.141. On receipt of a protest, the board may delay the facility conveyance until the district fully complies with the plans and written approvals.
(e) This subchapter does not prevent the conveyance of a part of the jail facility proposed to be constructed or acquired by a district if the district's jail facility is constructed in stages.
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