Tex. Local Government Code § 361.061: AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY
- SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 361. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO JAILS
- SUBCHAPTER E. MUNICIPAL CONTRACT WITH COUNTY OR PRIVATE ENTITY FOR JAIL FACILITIES
The governing body of a municipality may contract with a private vendor or a county to provide for the financing, design, construction, leasing, operation, purchase, maintenance, or management of a jail, detention center, work camp, or related facility.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 75(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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