13 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.73 - [Effective until 9/1/2025] Public Library: Legal Establishment
A public library must be established to render general library services. The library must be established as:
(1) a department of a city or county
government by charter, resolution, or ordinance; or by contract as provided for
in the Government Code, Chapter 791; or
(2) a library district established under the
provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 326, Library Districts;
or
(3) a library district
established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 336,
Multi-Jurisdictional Library Districts; or
(4) a non profit corporation chartered by the
Office of the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing free public
library services; these corporations must have a current contract with each
funding source (a city, county, or school district) to provide free public
library services for the city, county, or school district.
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A public library must be established to render general library services. The library must be established as:
(1) a department of a city or county government by charter, resolution, or ordinance; or by contract as provided for in the Government Code, Chapter 791; or
(2) a library district established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 326, Library Districts; or
(3) a library district established under the provisions of Local Government Code, Chapter 336, Multi-Jurisdictional Library Districts; or
(4) a non profit corporation chartered by the Office of the Secretary of State for the purposes of providing free public library services; these corporations must have a current contract with each funding source (a city, county, or school district ) to provide free public library services for the city, county, or school district .