Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.117
This is the official text of Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.117, part of Texas’s Special District Local Laws Code — consolidates the individual laws creating Texas's special-purpose local government districts.
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§ 1024.117. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the district.
(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district.
(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the district.
(c) In a district peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
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