Tex. Local Government Code § 363.158

This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 363.158, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.

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§ 363.158. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.

Official statutory text

(a) A county or municipality located entirely outside the boundaries of the district shall, on request, reimburse a district for the district's cost of including in a district program a resident of that county or municipality.

(b) The board may require reimbursement from the state for the district's cost of including in a district program or facility a person who is a resident of the state but is not a resident of the district.

(c) On behalf of the district, the board may contract with a municipal or county government or with the state or federal government for the municipal, county, state, or federal government to reimburse the district for including a person in a district program.

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