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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 9. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS |
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Subtitle B. COUNTY PUBLIC BUILDINGS |
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Chapter 292. AUXILIARY COUNTY BUILDINGS |
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Subchapter B. AUXILIARY FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
Sec. 292.023. FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
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(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of:
(1) 35,500 to 36,000; or
(2) 85,000 to 86,500.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may provide for, operate, and maintain a branch courthouse outside the county seat. The commissioners court may provide for the branch courthouse by constructing a building or by purchasing, renting, or leasing office space. The expense of operating and maintaining the branch courthouse must be paid from county funds used to operate and maintain other county buildings.
(c) If the branch courthouse is in a county-owned building, the commissioners court has care and custody of the building. The commissioners court:
(1) shall operate and maintain the building as it operates and maintains the county courthouse; and
(2) may limit the use and maintenance of the building as it finds necessary.
(d) On approval of the commissioners court, an office, a department, a facility, a court, or other agency of the county may maintain a branch office in the branch courthouse.