Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 82.005 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPOINTMENT, OATH, AND POWERS OF DEPUTY CLERK.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An appointment by the county clerk of a deputy clerk must be in writing, be signed by the county clerk, and bear the seal of the county court. The county clerk shall record the appointment in the county clerk's office and shall deposit it in the office of the district clerk.
(b) A deputy clerk must take the official oath.
(c) A deputy clerk acts in the name of the county clerk and may perform all official acts that the county clerk may perform.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.82.htm
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