Tex. Gov't Code § 441.159 · Subchapter J. PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS
PRIOR RETENTION PERIODS IN COUNTY RECORDS MANUAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Retention periods for county records contained in the county records manual or any amendments to the manual approved before September 1, 1989, as provided under prior law are validated and have the same effect as retention periods in a records retention schedule adopted under Section 441.158. Any amendments to retention periods in the manual after September 1, 1989, must be in accordance with Section 441.160.
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History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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