Tex. Government Code § 30.00004
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 30.00004, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 30.00004. ABOLITION OF COURT.
Official statutory text
If the governing body of the city finds that a municipal court of record is unnecessary, the governing body shall by ordinance declare the office of the municipal judge vacant at the end of the term for which the judge was last selected. Any cases then pending shall be transferred to a court with proper jurisdiction of the offense.
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