Sec. 493.010.  CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS HOUSING.  (a) The board, for the temporary or permanent housing of inmates, may enter into leases or contract with:
(1)  public or private jails; or
(2)  operators of alternative housing facilities.
(b)  The board may not enter into a lease or contract with an operator of an alternative housing facility that is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more unless the operator submits to the board a permit or other documentation showing that the facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 19.04, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.007, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (H.B. 954), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.