Tex. Local Government Code § 81.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 81.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 81.003. CLERK.
Official statutory text
(a) The county clerk is the clerk of the commissioners court. The clerk shall:
(1) serve the court during each of its terms;
(2) keep the court's books, papers, records, and effects; and
(3) issue the notices, writs, and process necessary for the proper execution of the court's powers and duties.
(b) The court shall require the clerk to record the proceedings of each term of the court. This record may be in a paper or electronic format. After each term the clerk shall attest to the accuracy of this record.
(c) The clerk shall record the court's authorized proceedings between terms. This record may be in a paper or electronic format. The clerk shall attest to the accuracy of the record.
(1) serve the court during each of its terms;
(2) keep the court's books, papers, records, and effects; and
(3) issue the notices, writs, and process necessary for the proper execution of the court's powers and duties.
(b) The court shall require the clerk to record the proceedings of each term of the court. This record may be in a paper or electronic format. After each term the clerk shall attest to the accuracy of this record.
(c) The clerk shall record the court's authorized proceedings between terms. This record may be in a paper or electronic format. The clerk shall attest to the accuracy of the record.
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