{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.001","heading":"DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS; LOCATION.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county shall provide safe and suitable jails for the county.\n(b) The jails must be located at the county seat unless the county has only one jail, in which case the jail may be located anywhere in the county at the discretion of the commissioners court.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 64(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"88a4403cd0b19c959815a742184b2cfdfee23264c637912eb5d9ee74c00b714d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-344.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}