Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.041 : LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE — PUBLIC SAFETY — COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY — COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT — OPERATION OF COUNTY JAILS — Sheriff

(a) The sheriff of each county is the keeper of the county jail. The sheriff shall safely keep all prisoners committed to the jail by a lawful authority, subject to an order of the proper court.
(b) The sheriff may appoint a jailer to operate the jail and meet the needs of the prisoners, but the sheriff shall continue to exercise supervision and control over the jail.

Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 351.041

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.
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