Tex. Local Government Code § 88.008
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 88.008, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 88.008. SELF-INSURANCE INSTEAD OF BOND.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding any other law requiring a county officer or employee to execute a bond as a condition of office or employment, a county officer or employee is not required to execute the bond and may perform the duties of office or employment if:
(1) the commissioners court by order authorizes the county to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond; and
(2) the county judge approves the order adopted under Subdivision (1), if the county judge was required to approve the bond under the other law.
(b) An order adopted by the commissioners court under Subsection (a) shall be kept and recorded by the county clerk.
(1) the commissioners court by order authorizes the county to self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the bond; and
(2) the county judge approves the order adopted under Subdivision (1), if the county judge was required to approve the bond under the other law.
(b) An order adopted by the commissioners court under Subsection (a) shall be kept and recorded by the county clerk.
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