A public library must be established to provide general library services as provided in this section. To meet this requirement, a library must be established as:
- (1) a department of a city, municipality, or county government by charter, resolution, or ordinance; or by contract as provided for in the Government Code, Chapter 791;
- (2) a library district established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 326, Library Districts;
- (3) a library district established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 336, Multi-Jurisdictional Library Districts; or
- (4) a nonprofit corporation chartered by the Office of the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing free public library services for a city, municipality, county, and/or school district. A nonprofit public library must also have a contract with each governmental entity that provides funding to the library.
Source Note:The provisions of this §1.74 adopted to be effective September 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 2765.