A county or a combination of counties may, and they are hereby authorized to, elect to own, establish, operate, and staff a long-term residential facility for the detention of juvenile offenders.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 13.004, eff. September 1, 2009.