Texas Health and Safety Code 533.085 – Facilities for Inmate and Parolee Care
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(a) With the written approval of the governor, the department may contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to transfer facilities to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or otherwise provide facilities for:
(1) inmates with mental illness in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or
(2) persons with mental illness paroled or released under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) An agency must report to the governor the agency’s reasons for proposing to enter into a contract under this section and request the governor’s approval.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 533.085
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005