Tex. Gov't Code § 54.2402 · Subchapter OO. MAGISTRATES IN FORT BEND COUNTY
QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must:
(1) be a citizen of the United States; and
(2) have resided in Fort Bend County for at least the four years preceding the person's appointment.
(b) A magistrate appointed under Section 54.2401 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm
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