§ 361.061 Authority to Contract
§ 361.062 Contract Requirements
§ 361.063 Award of Improvement Project
§ 361.064 Sovereign Immunity Inapplicable
§ 361.065 Maximum Inmate Population
§ 361.066 Application to Prior Facilities
§ 361.067 Location of Jail Restricted in Populous Municipality
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 361 > Subchapter E - Municipal Contract With County or Private Entity for Jail Facilities

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.