{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-23.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 23.001","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT POLICE FORCE; COMMISSIONING OF PEACE OFFICERS.","body":"The governing body of a joint board, as defined by Section 22.071, or the governing body of a political subdivision that operates an airport served by an air carrier certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration or the United States Department of Transportation may:\n(1) establish an airport police force; and\n(2) commission and employ a peace officer, subject to Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, if the employee takes and files the oath required of peace officers.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (S.B. 1550), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 3. AVIATION","CHAPTER 23. AIRPORT POLICE FORCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.23.htm#23.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"4ff6ce7588da2f4e4dd942f216932f5f7461c61ea27a6b7ec6e9b550bb238284","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-22.901","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-24.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}