Tex. Gov't Code § 51.201 · Subchapter C. CLERKS OF COURTS OF APPEALS
APPOINTMENT; RESIDENCE; BOND; SEAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An order appointing a clerk of a court of appeals must be recorded in the minutes of the court.
(b) The clerk must reside within a county that is part of the court of appeals district of the court of appeals making the appointment.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(7).
(d) Each clerk shall provide a seal for the use of the court. The seal must have a five-pointed star and must be engraved with the words "Court of Appeals of the State of Texas."
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.61, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(7), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 7.001, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.51.htm
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