Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 202.003
Method of Destruction

(a)

A local government record may be destroyed by burning, shredding, pulping, or burial in a landfill or by sale or donation for recycling purposes except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b)

Records to which public access is restricted under Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code, or other state law may be destroyed only by burning, pulping, or shredding.

(c)

A local government that sells or donates records for recycling purposes shall establish procedures for ensuring that the records are rendered unrecognizable as local government records by the recycler.

(d)

The director and librarian may approve other methods of destruction that render the records unrecognizable as local government records.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(90), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 202.003 — Method of Destruction, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­202.­htm#202.­003 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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