{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-507.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 507.031","heading":"FURLOUGH PROGRAM.","body":"(a) The director of a state jail felony facility may grant a furlough to a defendant so that the defendant may:\n(1) obtain a medical diagnosis or medical treatment;\n(2) obtain treatment and supervision at a facility operated by the Health and Human Services Commission;\n(3) attend a funeral or visit a critically ill relative; or\n(4) participate in a programmatic activity sanctioned by the department.\n(b) The department shall adopt policies for the administration of the furlough program.\n(c) A defendant furloughed under this section is considered to be in the custody of the department, even if the defendant is not under physical guard while furloughed.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.099, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 507.028 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(43), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.16, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 73, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 507. STATE JAIL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.507.htm#507.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b21ee9e3c212d728a33c4dfdfeab383003b2bd8382c15660ecc9f0d81a17881e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-507.030","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-507.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}