Tex. Government Code § 24.010
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 24.010, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 24.010. JURISDICTION OF FAILURE TO PAY OVER CERTAIN MONEY.
Official statutory text
The district court may hear and determine:
(1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and
(2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over.
(1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and
(2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over.
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