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  89R8912 JDK-D     By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1199       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county   jail.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 511.021(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  On the death of a prisoner in a county jail, other than a   death from natural causes as determined by a physician during an   autopsy or examination of the deceased prisoner, the commission   shall appoint a law enforcement agency, other than the local law   enforcement agency that operates the county jail, to investigate   the death as soon as possible.  Except as otherwise provided by   Subsection (b), the appointed law enforcement agency shall conduct   the investigation.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.