{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-379b.0046","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.0046","heading":"EMPLOYMENT OF AUTHORITY PEACE OFFICERS.","body":"(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the authority to prevent or abate the commission of offenses relating to port functions, facilities, and operations under state or local law.\n(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the authority.\n(c) In a peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 135 (H.B. 3248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 379B. DEFENSE BASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.379B.htm#379B.0046","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"65835cef8e5f61568a5c99c3ff5f470a71e92adcba4afc4a6ec91b58ae94f074","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-379b.0045","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-379b.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}