Tex. Gov't Code § 71.034 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
REPORTS; INVESTIGATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The council shall file a complete detailed report with the governor and the supreme court before December 2 of each year on council activities, information from the council's study, and council recommendations.
(b) The council may file a supplemental report on council activities, findings, or recommendations at a time it considers advisable.
(c) The council shall investigate and report on a matter concerning the administration of justice that the supreme court or the legislature refers to the council.
(d) The yearly or supplemental reports of the council are public information and may be given to the press when filed.
(e) In addition to the information described by Subsection (a), the council shall include in the report a summary of information provided to the council during the preceding year under Articles 2A.211 and 2A.212, 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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 85, Sec. 4.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 291), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.072, eff. January 1, 2025.
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.71.htm
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- 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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