Tex.
Gov't Code Section 511.014
Action to Enforce
(a)
Instead of closing a county jail, the commission may bring an action in its own name to enforce or enjoin a violation of Subchapter A (Duty to Provide Jails; Location), Chapter 351 (County Jails and Law Enforcement), Local Government Code, Chapter 89 (Screening and Treatment for Tuberculosis in Jails and Other Correctional Facilities), Health and Safety Code, or a commission rule, order, or procedure. The action is in addition to any other action, proceeding, or remedy provided by law. The court shall give preferential setting and shall try the action without a jury, unless the county requests a jury trial. The attorney general shall represent the commission.(b)
The suit may be brought in a district court of Travis County.(c)
The court shall issue an injunction ordering compliance with commission rules and procedures and state law if it finds that:(1)
the operation of the county jail does not comply with the rules and procedures or state law; and(2)
the county commissioners or sheriff, having been given a reasonable period to comply, has failed to comply with the rules and procedures.
Source:
Section 511.014 — Action to Enforce, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.511.htm#511.014 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
