Tex. Local Government Code § 159.071
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 159.071, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 159.071. OMISSION OF ADDRESS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "County attorney" means a county attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matter.
(2) "Family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.
(3) "State judge" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Election Code.
(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a county attorney's or state judge's qualifications for office or on receipt of a written request from a county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member of a state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge, the county clerk shall remove or redact the residence address of the county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member of a state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge from any report filed under this chapter by the county attorney, state judge, or candidate before the statement is made available to a member of the public.
(1) "County attorney" means a county attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matter.
(2) "Family member" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.006, Finance Code.
(3) "State judge" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Election Code.
(b) On receiving notice from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System of a county attorney's or state judge's qualifications for office or on receipt of a written request from a county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member of a state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge, the county clerk shall remove or redact the residence address of the county attorney, state judge, spouse of a county attorney, family member of a state judge, or candidate for the office of county attorney or state judge from any report filed under this chapter by the county attorney, state judge, or candidate before the statement is made available to a member of the public.
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