{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.034","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.034","heading":"ADMINISTRATOR.","body":"(a) The sheriff of the county in which the jail is located shall serve as administrator of the jail.\n(b) The sheriff may decline to serve as administrator by filing a written statement with the commissioners court of that county.\n(c) If the sheriff declines to serve as administrator, the commissioners courts of the contracting counties shall jointly appoint a jail administrator. Until an individual is appointed and assumes the duties of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail.\n(d) If there is a vacancy in the position of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail until a new jail administrator is appointed and assumes the position.\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#351.034","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"3ee2b3eb8dccf10d3f76735e057ef55ec2d062eb3c2a09239805863e2bb2e93c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}