{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-500.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 500.005","heading":"REWARDS ON ESCAPE.","body":"The director of the institutional division, in compliance with board policy, may offer a reward for the apprehension of an escaped inmate. The director may determine the amount of the reward and the manner in which the reward is to be paid.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 499.005 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. 1.068, 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#500.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4986a566b74451f3553d54e7476534a652f26b9ba3502c16ece9c3377674c22f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-500.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-500.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}