Sec. 351.034.  ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  The sheriff of the county in which the jail is located shall serve as administrator of the jail.
(b)  The sheriff may decline to serve as administrator by filing a written statement with the commissioners court of that county.
(c)  If the sheriff declines to serve as administrator, the commissioners courts of the contracting counties shall jointly appoint a jail administrator.  Until an individual is appointed and assumes the duties of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail.
(d)  If there is a vacancy in the position of jail administrator, the sheriff shall serve as administrator of the jail until a new jail administrator is appointed and assumes the position.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.