Tex. Gov't Code § 54.1173 · Subchapter W. MAGISTRATES IN CERTAIN COUNTY COURTS
QUALIFICATIONS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A magistrate must be at least 25 years of age.
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 54.1153 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(27), eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 9638f77275b2c1b94e8900134f78eadc1d826a7478627d2d684233a3441f4463
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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