Tex. Government Code § 121.003
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 121.003, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 121.003. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE FOR REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM.
Official statutory text
A judge or magistrate of a district court or statutory county court who is authorized by law to hear criminal cases may be appointed to preside over a regional specialty court program recognized under this subtitle only if:
(1) the local administrative district and statutory county court judges of each county participating in the program approve the appointment by majority vote or another approval method selected by the judges; and
(2) the presiding judges of each of the administrative judicial regions in which the participating counties are located sign an order granting the appointment.
(1) the local administrative district and statutory county court judges of each county participating in the program approve the appointment by majority vote or another approval method selected by the judges; and
(2) the presiding judges of each of the administrative judicial regions in which the participating counties are located sign an order granting the appointment.
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