{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.082","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.082","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF.","body":"The commissioners court shall appoint the county sheriff or other qualified person as chief of the department. The chief shall administer the department under the supervision of the commissioners court.\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 E. COUNTY PARK RANGERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.082","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f8cfeca1980c57b598970ba2ae52d0199e39f080352944aaf4741ed466465ec2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.081","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}