Tex. Government Code § 51.201
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 51.201, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 51.201. APPOINTMENT; RESIDENCE; BOND; SEAL.
Official statutory text
(a) An order appointing a clerk of a court of appeals must be recorded in the minutes of the court.
(b) The clerk must reside within a county that is part of the court of appeals district of the court of appeals making the appointment.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(7).
(d) Each clerk shall provide a seal for the use of the court. The seal must have a five-pointed star and must be engraved with the words "Court of Appeals of the State of Texas."
(b) The clerk must reside within a county that is part of the court of appeals district of the court of appeals making the appointment.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(7).
(d) Each clerk shall provide a seal for the use of the court. The seal must have a five-pointed star and must be engraved with the words "Court of Appeals of the State of Texas."
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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