Tex. Government Code § 24.172
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§ 24.172.
Official statutory text
Sec. 24.172. 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (a) The 70th Judicial District is composed of Ector County.
(b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
(c) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times.
(b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
(c) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times.
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