Tex. Government Code § 30.01482

This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 30.01482, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.

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§ 30.01482. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE.

Official statutory text

(a) A municipal judge must be:

(1) a resident of this state; and

(2) a citizen of the United States.

(b) Section 30.00006(c) does not apply to this subchapter.

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