{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-500.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 500.001","heading":"SUPERVISORY OR DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF INMATES.","body":"(a) An inmate housed in a facility operated by the department or under contract with the department may not act in a supervisory or administrative capacity over another inmate.\n(b) An inmate housed in a facility operated by the department or under contract with the department may not administer disciplinary action over another inmate.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 499.001 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.065, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 500. MISCELLANEOUS DISCIPLINARY MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.500.htm#500.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"cfa87ce1006365f1a9ff00bfe1e927f42896e262509052aa35973d16748e8f12","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-499.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-500.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}