{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-441.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 441.159","heading":"PRIOR RETENTION PERIODS IN COUNTY RECORDS MANUAL.","body":"Retention periods for county records contained in the county records manual or any amendments to the manual approved before September 1, 1989, as provided under prior law are validated and have the same effect as retention periods in a records retention schedule adopted under Section 441.158. Any amendments to retention periods in the manual after September 1, 1989, must be in accordance with Section 441.160.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. HISTORY, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION","CHAPTER 441. LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES","SUBCHAPTER J. PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.441.htm#441.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"1ad614135ab7732518a5facf7c0d5a6049645719c7f5fed21d4b99cf68c803ee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-441.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-441.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}