Tex. Government Code § 76.0045
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 76.0045, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 76.0045. JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; IMMUNITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for personnel decisions is limited to the appointment of a department director and a fiscal officer.
(b) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for budgetary decisions is limited to:
(1) appointment of a fiscal officer; and
(2) review of the department's budget following the division's approval of the budget.
(c) A judge described by Section 76.002 has judicial immunity in a suit arising from:
(1) the performance of a duty described by Section 76.002(a); or
(2) the appointment of a department director or a fiscal officer or an act or failure to act by a department employee or by a department director or fiscal officer.
(b) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for budgetary decisions is limited to:
(1) appointment of a fiscal officer; and
(2) review of the department's budget following the division's approval of the budget.
(c) A judge described by Section 76.002 has judicial immunity in a suit arising from:
(1) the performance of a duty described by Section 76.002(a); or
(2) the appointment of a department director or a fiscal officer or an act or failure to act by a department employee or by a department director or fiscal officer.
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