Texas § LG.361.041 - MUNICIPAL-COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 20,000
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§ LG.361.041. MUNICIPAL-COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 20,000
MUNICIPAL-COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF LESS THAN 20,000. (a) A county with a population of less than 20,000 and any municipality located within the county may finance, construct, maintain, and operate jail facilities for the joint use of the county and municipality. The governing body of the municipality and the commissioners court of the county by contract may determine each party's obligations relating to those actions and may provide for the custody, control, and operation of the jail facilities. The term of the contract may not exceed 20 years. (b) The municipality and county may issue and sell bonds in the manner provided by law and may spend the proceeds of those bonds for the purposes authorized by this section. The bonds remain the sole obligations of the authority that issues them. Any funds derived from the sale of the bonds shall remain in the possession and control of the issuing authority until spent by that authority for the authorized purposes. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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