{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.061","heading":"AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.","body":"To protect the public interest, the commissioners court of a county may contract with a nongovernmental association for the provision of law enforcement services by the county on a fee basis in the geographical area represented by the association.\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 D. CONTRACTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ON FEE BASIS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"dc055044a20a8c439333658773ed687c77bfcbe434544e2ef17fd6169eb495d4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.048","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}