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Tex. Local Government Code § 202.008

PENALTY: DESTRUCTION OR ALIENATION OF RECORD

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Tex. Local Government Code § 202.008, PENALTY: DESTRUCTION OR ALIENATION OF RECORD, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690413
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An officer or employee of a local government commits an offense if the officer or employee knowingly or intentionally violates this subtitle or rules adopted under it by destroying or alienating a local government record in contravention of this subtitle or by intentionally failing to deliver records to a successor in office as provided by Section 201.006(a). An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.