{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-434.037","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 434.037","heading":"ACCESS TO RECORDS.","body":"A state eleemosynary or penal institution shall give an officer access to its records to enable the officer to determine the status of a person confined in the institution relating to a benefit to which the person may be entitled. Access to records of a penal institution is governed by rules of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.070, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 434. VETERAN ASSISTANCE AGENCIES","SUBCHAPTER B. VETERANS COUNTY SERVICE OFFICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.434.htm#434.037","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dcbb848b55cfd5f1cea69f976ed146d20f5c8604a3d163fb822c01e37fc4bc2f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-434.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-434.038"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}