Texas § LG.323.021 - ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § LG.323.021 — ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ LG.323.021. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE
ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may establish and maintain a county law library at the county seat or another location determined by the commissioners court. (b) The commissioners court shall provide suitable space for housing the library at a place that is both convenient and accessible to the judges and litigants of the county. The commissioners court may, with the advice of the committee created under Section 323.024 , use funds collected under this subchapter to acquire a location for the library, though priority in the use of funds shall be given to the acquisition of books, periodicals, other library materials, and staff for the library. The commissioners court may appropriate an amount not to exceed $20,000 to establish the library and shall annually appropriate an amount necessary for the proper maintenance and operation of the library. (c) The commissioners court of a county may establish, maintain, and operate in cooperation with other counties a joint free county law library for the benefit of the cooperating counties in the same manner that a joint county library may be established and operated under Section 323.010 . Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 1911 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section LG.323.021 ("ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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