Tex. Gov't Code § 71.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Chair" means the chair of the council.
(2) "Council" means the Texas Judicial Council.
(3) "Defendant" means a person accused of a crime or juvenile offense, as those terms are defined by Section 79.001.
(4) "Public defender's office" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.044(a), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1408, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 1265), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 1754), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.71.htm
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