{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.031","heading":"CONTRACT.","body":"(a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may contract with each other for the joint operation of a jail to serve the counties.\n(b) The contract may provide for the construction or acquisition of a facility or for the use of an existing facility.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B. INTERCOUNTY COOPERATION FOR JAIL FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"1306ac7c81b146e75efb758cb34b130e90115f6e2373a680712c324c7e8d8974","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}