Tex. Government Code § 51.311
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 51.311, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 51.311. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK IN LUBBOCK AND NUECES COUNTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) In Lubbock and Nueces counties, the district clerk shall appoint, at the request of a district judge, a special deputy district clerk to serve that judge's court.
(b) The salary of a special deputy clerk appointed under this section shall be paid out of the general fund of the county.
(b) The salary of a special deputy clerk appointed under this section shall be paid out of the general fund of the county.
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