Tex. Family Code § 65.007
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 65.007, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 65.007. RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) A child alleged to have engaged in truant conduct is entitled to a jury trial.
(b) The number of jurors in a case involving an allegation of truant conduct is six. The state and the child are each entitled to three peremptory challenges.
(c) There is no jury fee for a trial under this chapter.
(b) The number of jurors in a case involving an allegation of truant conduct is six. The state and the child are each entitled to three peremptory challenges.
(c) There is no jury fee for a trial under this chapter.
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