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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 351.004: STRUCTURAL AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY
  3. SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY
  4. CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES

A county jail must be:

(1) structurally sound;

(2) fire resistant;

(3) properly ventilated, heated, and lighted; and

(4) kept in good repair.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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