{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 361.101","heading":"APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.","body":"For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a municipal or county jail or other correctional facility operated by or under a contract with a county or municipality is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. The presumption may be rebutted.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.","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 G. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.361.htm#361.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"8781eef4fd551e111800a0611f00354b4df670a6e9c94fa5b03345e10816e2cb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.082","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}