Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 81.022 · Subchapter B. DUTIES AND POWERS
PROCESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioners court shall issue the notices, citations, writs, and process necessary for the proper execution of its powers and duties and the enforcement of its jurisdiction. A notice, citation, writ, or process must:
(1) be in the name of the "State of Texas";
(2) be directed to the sheriff or a constable of a county;
(3) be dated and signed officially by the clerk; and
(4) be impressed with the court seal.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, process must be executed before the fifth day before its return date. The return date shall be specified in the process.
(c) A subpoena for a witness may be executed and returned immediately if necessary.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.81.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 bec362bd11af84e5d2bb88b7be5d0743f0e745e34f18100647fceb6f4df11cd3
- 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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