(a) A facility shall release an inmate at any time beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day the inmate discharges the inmate's sentence.
(b) A facility may credit an inmate with no more than 18 hours of time served and release the inmate at any time beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day preceding the day on which the inmate discharges the inmate's sentence.
(c) A facility may release an inmate from county jail after 5 p.m. and before 6 a.m. if the inmate:
  (1) posts a bond;
  (2) agrees to or requests a release after 5 p.m. and before 6 a.m.;
  (3) is subject to an arrest warrant issued by another county and is being released for purposes of executing that arrest warrant;
  (4) is being transferred to the custody of another state, a unit of the federal government, or a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or
  (5) is being admitted to an inpatient mental health facility or a state supported living center for court-ordered mental health or intellectual disability services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §267.6 adopted to be effective November 28, 2019, 44 TexReg 7408