{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 437.253","heading":"PROPERTY FORFEITURE.","body":"When the National Guard Counterdrug Program assists a federal law enforcement agency in enforcing drug laws, the National Guard Counterdrug Program is considered to be a law enforcement agency of this state for the purpose of participating in the sharing of property seized or forfeited to the United States under federal law.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 437. TEXAS MILITARY","SUBCHAPTER F. TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.437.htm#437.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"da1d67e026a186d35280697ec94b4924500e5353d1635bac84b56b3a387a3b63","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-437.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}