Tex. Local Government Code § 202.003
METHOD OF DESTRUCTION
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 202.003, METHOD OF DESTRUCTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690408
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(a) A local government record may be destroyed by burning, shredding, pulping, or burial in a landfill or by sale or donation for recycling purposes except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b) Records to which public access is restricted under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other state law may be destroyed only by burning, pulping, or shredding.
(c) A local government that sells or donates records for recycling purposes shall establish procedures for ensuring that the records are rendered unrecognizable as local government records by the recycler.
(d) The director and librarian may approve other methods of destruction that render the records unrecognizable as local government records.