Tex. Government Code § 53.091
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 53.091, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 53.091. EMPLOYMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, and each of the courts of appeals may employ and commission a peace officer to protect the court.
(b) A peace officer commissioned under this section holds office at the will of the court served by the officer.
(c) A person may not be commissioned as a peace officer under this section unless the person meets all standards for licensing as a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
(b) A peace officer commissioned under this section holds office at the will of the court served by the officer.
(c) A person may not be commissioned as a peace officer under this section unless the person meets all standards for licensing as a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
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