(a) The commission shall be granted access at any reasonable time to a county jail and to books, records, and data relating to a county jail that the commission or executive director considers necessary to administer the commission’s functions, powers, and duties.
(b) The county commissioners and sheriff of each county shall furnish the commission, a member of the commission, the executive director, or an employee designated by the executive director any information that the requesting person states is necessary for the commission to:
(1) discharge its functions, powers, and duties;
(2) determine whether the commission’s rules are being observed or whether its orders are being obeyed; and
(3) otherwise implement this chapter.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 511.010

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(c) To carry out its functions, powers, and duties, the commission may:
(1) issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and documents;
(2) administer oaths; and
(3) take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
(d) The commission is not bound by strict rules of evidence or procedure in the conduct of its proceedings, but its determinations must be founded on sufficient legal evidence.
(e) The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority conferred by this section.

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