Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 292.023
Facilities in Certain Counties
(a)
This section applies only to a county with a population of:(1)
32,800 to 34,000; or(2)
98,000 to 105,000.(b)
The commissioners court of a county may provide for, operate, and maintain a branch courthouse outside the county seat. The commissioners court may provide for the branch courthouse by constructing a building or by purchasing, renting, or leasing office space. The expense of operating and maintaining the branch courthouse must be paid from county funds used to operate and maintain other county buildings.(c)
If the branch courthouse is in a county-owned building, the commissioners court has care and custody of the building. The commissioners court:(1)
shall operate and maintain the building as it operates and maintains the county courthouse; and(2)
may limit the use and maintenance of the building as it finds necessary.(d)
On approval of the commissioners court, an office, a department, a facility, a court, or other agency of the county may maintain a branch office in the branch courthouse.(b)
The commissioners court of a county may provide for, operate, and maintain a branch courthouse outside the county seat. The commissioners court may provide for a branch courthouse by constructing a building or by purchasing, renting, or leasing office space. The expense of operating and maintaining the branch courthouse must be paid from county funds used to operate and maintain other county buildings.(c)
If the branch courthouse is in a county-owned building, the commissioners court:(1)
has care and custody of the building;(2)
may operate and maintain the building as it operates and maintains the county courthouse; and(3)
may limit the use and maintenance of the building as it finds necessary.(d)
On approval of the commissioners court, an office, a department, a facility, a court, or another agency of the county or of a judicial district may:(1)
maintain a branch office in the branch courthouse; and(2)
conduct any function at the branch courthouse that the entity is authorized to conduct at the courthouse located inside the county seat.
Source:
Section 292.023 — Facilities in Certain Counties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.292.htm#292.023 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
