Tex. Local Government Code § 362.005
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 362.005, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 362.005. TEXAS TRANSNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
Official statutory text
(a) The sheriff's department of a county with a population of at least 870,000 that borders the Texas-Mexico border and the police department of the municipality having the largest population in that county shall jointly establish and operate the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center as a central repository of real-time intelligence relating to:
(1) autopsies in which the person's death is likely connected to transnational criminal activity;
(2) criminal activity in the counties along the Texas-Mexico border and certain other counties; and
(3) other transnational criminal activity in the state.
(b) The Texas Department of Public Safety shall assist the county sheriff's department and the municipal police department in the establishment and operation of the center.
(c) Each law enforcement agency in a county located along the Texas-Mexico border or in a county that contains a federal checkpoint shall report to the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center intelligence regarding criminal activity in the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction, including details on kidnappings, home invasions, and incidents of impersonation of law enforcement officers. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Parks and Wildlife Department shall report to the center intelligence regarding transnational criminal activity in the agency's jurisdiction.
(d) The intelligence in the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center shall be made available to each law enforcement agency in the state and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Parks and Wildlife Department.
(e) The Texas Transnational Intelligence Center shall comply with Section 421.085, Government Code, and the rules relating to that section.
(1) autopsies in which the person's death is likely connected to transnational criminal activity;
(2) criminal activity in the counties along the Texas-Mexico border and certain other counties; and
(3) other transnational criminal activity in the state.
(b) The Texas Department of Public Safety shall assist the county sheriff's department and the municipal police department in the establishment and operation of the center.
(c) Each law enforcement agency in a county located along the Texas-Mexico border or in a county that contains a federal checkpoint shall report to the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center intelligence regarding criminal activity in the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction, including details on kidnappings, home invasions, and incidents of impersonation of law enforcement officers. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Parks and Wildlife Department shall report to the center intelligence regarding transnational criminal activity in the agency's jurisdiction.
(d) The intelligence in the Texas Transnational Intelligence Center shall be made available to each law enforcement agency in the state and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Parks and Wildlife Department.
(e) The Texas Transnational Intelligence Center shall comply with Section 421.085, Government Code, and the rules relating to that section.
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