Tex. Government Code § 81.002
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 81.002, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 81.002. DEFINITIONS.
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In this chapter:
(1) "State bar" means the State Bar of Texas.
(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state bar.
(3) "General counsel" means the general counsel of the state bar.
(4) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the state bar.
(5) "Commission" means the Commission for Lawyer Discipline described by Section 81.076 and as provided in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Texas.
(6) "Chief disciplinary counsel" means the attorney selected under Section 81.076 who performs disciplinary functions for the state bar under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.
(7) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 416), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.
(1) "State bar" means the State Bar of Texas.
(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state bar.
(3) "General counsel" means the general counsel of the state bar.
(4) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the state bar.
(5) "Commission" means the Commission for Lawyer Discipline described by Section 81.076 and as provided in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Texas.
(6) "Chief disciplinary counsel" means the attorney selected under Section 81.076 who performs disciplinary functions for the state bar under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.
(7) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 416), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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