{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 361.061","heading":"AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.","body":"The governing body of a municipality may contract with a private vendor or a county to provide for the financing, design, construction, leasing, operation, purchase, maintenance, or management of a jail, detention center, work camp, or related facility.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 75(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 361. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO JAILS","SUBCHAPTER E. MUNICIPAL CONTRACT WITH COUNTY OR PRIVATE ENTITY FOR JAIL FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.361.htm#361.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f1fe1335e8f23afd7dc68af41c87eb4b0e41728f485055d9959c2c6889153422","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}