{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.024","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 493.024","heading":"APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.","body":"For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a jail or other correctional facility operated by or under a contract with the department is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. The presumption may be rebutted.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 493.023 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 493. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.493.htm#493.024","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a2990502cfc13a4541e6b2ed5141509302b961d69067f1a502f200fe66c8d5c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}