{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1054.156","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF COURT INVESTIGATOR FOR CERTAIN COURTS.","body":"(a) The judge of a court as defined by Section 1002.008(a)(1) or (2), other than a statutory probate court, may appoint a court investigator if the appointment is authorized by the commissioners court.\n(b) The commissioners court may authorize additional court investigators for a county if necessary.\n(c) The commissioners court shall set the salary of a court investigator.\n(d) The appointment of a court investigator by the judge of a statutory probate court is governed by Section 25.0025, Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 414 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 1054. COURT OFFICERS, COURT-APPOINTED PERSONS, AND ATTORNEYS","SUBCHAPTER D. COURT INVESTIGATORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1054.v2.htm#1054.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"157785fd84ebd4225df5f578be280c143bc2062b5de99549c45c5d23f3f58e66","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}