Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.010 · Subchapter A. COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES
SANITATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A county jail must be:
(1) provided with safe water in ample quantity;
(2) provided with sewage disposal facilities in accordance with good sanitation standards;
(3) provided with food prepared and served in a palatable and sanitary manner according to good dietary practices and of sufficient quality to maintain good health; and
(4) maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with standards of sanitation and health.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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