Tex. Government Code § 29.013
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 29.013, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 29.013. REPORT TO TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL.
Official statutory text
(a) The secretary of the municipality in a municipality with a municipal court, including a municipal court of record, or the employee responsible for maintaining the records of the municipality's governing body shall notify the Texas Judicial Council of the name of:
(1) each person who is elected or appointed as mayor, municipal court judge, or clerk of a municipal court; and
(2) each person who vacates an office described by Subdivision (1).
(b) The secretary or employee shall notify the judicial council not later than the 30th day after the date of the person's election or appointment to office or vacancy from office.
(1) each person who is elected or appointed as mayor, municipal court judge, or clerk of a municipal court; and
(2) each person who vacates an office described by Subdivision (1).
(b) The secretary or employee shall notify the judicial council not later than the 30th day after the date of the person's election or appointment to office or vacancy from office.
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