Tex. Gov't Code § 54.1172 · Subchapter W. MAGISTRATES IN CERTAIN COUNTY COURTS
APPOINTMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The county judge may appoint one or more part-time or full-time magistrates to hear a matter alleging a violation of Section 25.093, Education Code, or alleging truant conduct under Section 65.003(a), Family Code.
(b) An appointment under Subsection (a) is subject to the approval of the commissioners court.
(c) A magistrate serves at the pleasure of the county judge.
(d) A magistrate appointed under Subsection (a) must complete every two years at least eight hours of continuing education conducted by the Texas Association of Counties, the State Bar of Texas, or the Texas Justice Court Training Center.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Renumbered from Government Code, Section 54.1152 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(27), eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 1346), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 272 (S.B. 407), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2015.
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