Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 379B.0046 · Chapter 379B. DEFENSE BASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
EMPLOYMENT OF AUTHORITY PEACE OFFICERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the authority to prevent or abate the commission of offenses relating to port functions, facilities, and operations under state or local law.
(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the authority.
(c) In a peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 135 (H.B. 3248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.379B.htm
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Code of Criminal Procedure
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