Tex. Government Code § 51.004
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 51.004, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 51.004. DUTIES.
Official statutory text
The clerk of the supreme court shall:
(1) file and carefully preserve the transcripts of records certified to the supreme court and papers relative to the record;
(2) docket causes in the order in which the supreme court directs;
(3) faithfully record the proceedings and decisions of the supreme court; and
(4) certify the judgments of the supreme court to the courts from which the cases were brought.
(1) file and carefully preserve the transcripts of records certified to the supreme court and papers relative to the record;
(2) docket causes in the order in which the supreme court directs;
(3) faithfully record the proceedings and decisions of the supreme court; and
(4) certify the judgments of the supreme court to the courts from which the cases were brought.
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