Tex. Government Code § 53.031
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 53.031, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 53.031. APPOINTMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint one deputy to serve as bailiff for each of the district courts in Bexar County not designated as giving preference to criminal cases.
(b) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint two deputies to serve as bailiffs for each of the district courts in Bexar County designated as giving preference to criminal cases.
(c) A person appointed as bailiff must be acceptable to the judge of the court to which he is appointed.
(d) An appointment under this section is not effective until the judge approves and confirms it in writing.
(b) The Bexar County sheriff shall appoint two deputies to serve as bailiffs for each of the district courts in Bexar County designated as giving preference to criminal cases.
(c) A person appointed as bailiff must be acceptable to the judge of the court to which he is appointed.
(d) An appointment under this section is not effective until the judge approves and confirms it in writing.
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