Tex. Government Code § 54.758
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 54.758, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 54.758. MAGISTRATES MAY BE APPOINTED.
Official statutory text
(a) Any magistrate in El Paso County may be appointed as a judge of the criminal law magistrate court or as a family law master, or both, and continue as a judge or justice of another court.
(b) A magistrate may not be appointed under Subsection (a) unless the magistrate agrees to the appointment.
(c) A magistrate appointed under Subsection (a) is not entitled to receive additional compensation unless the commissioners court provides additional compensation.
(b) A magistrate may not be appointed under Subsection (a) unless the magistrate agrees to the appointment.
(c) A magistrate appointed under Subsection (a) is not entitled to receive additional compensation unless the commissioners court provides additional compensation.
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