Tex. Transportation Code § 23.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 23.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 23.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT POLICE FORCE; COMMISSIONING OF PEACE OFFICERS.
Official statutory text
The governing body of a joint board, as defined by Section 22.071, or the governing body of a political subdivision that operates an airport served by an air carrier certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration or the United States Department of Transportation may:
(1) establish an airport police force; and
(2) commission and employ a peace officer, subject to Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, if the employee takes and files the oath required of peace officers.
(1) establish an airport police force; and
(2) commission and employ a peace officer, subject to Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, if the employee takes and files the oath required of peace officers.
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