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Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8513.0328

AUTHORITY CONSTABULARY

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 240 (H.B. 2692), Sec. 1, eff

(a) The authority may constitute and maintain an independent constabulary.

(b) A constabulary constituted under this section is subject to the oath and bond requirements of a county sheriff under Section 85.001, Local Government Code.

(c) A constabulary shall police authority property and facilities controlled by the authority.

(d) A constabulary may make arrests:

(1) to prevent injury to authority property and facilities controlled by the authority or for a violation of a penal ordinance of the authority; and

(2) inside or outside the authority, upon complaint or indictment for a violation of a penal ordinance of the authority.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.