{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.067","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 361.067","heading":"LOCATION OF JAIL RESTRICTED IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a private vendor or county may not establish a jail, detention center, work camp, or related facility in a municipality with a population of 1,500,000 or more if that facility is to be located within one-half mile of a public school, institution of higher education, or place of worship.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a booking facility that will be established within 500 feet of an existing county jail or detention facility.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 75(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.","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#361.067","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"711328ba41c01655d4b3f8e7b884833035029bb8d2cb252ed156a3470458366d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.066","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}