Section 250.013 - Residential Immigrant Or Refugee Child Detention Facilities(a) In this section, "residential child detention facility" means a private facility other than a facility licensed by this state that operates under a contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or another federal agency to provide 24-hour custody or care to unaccompanied immigrant or refugee children. (b) A municipality or a county may adopt and enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation that requires a residential child detention facility to: (1) provide adequate water, wastewater, or other utilities for the facility; and (2) meet reasonable minimum standards that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the facility. (c) A county may not regulate under Subsection (b) a facility that is located in the corporate boundaries of a municipality. (d) Before entering into a contract with a federal agency to operate as a residential child detention facility, the owner or operator of the proposed residential child detention facility must: (1) provide notice of the proposed facility: (A) if the facility is located in a municipality, to the governing body of the municipality; or (B) if the facility is located in the unincorporated area of a county, to the commissioners court of the county; and (2) meet any requirements adopted by the municipality or county under Subsection (b). Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 250.013
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 768,Sec. 24.001, eff. 9/1/2023.Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 978,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.