{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-22.304","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 22.304","heading":"COURT SITTING IN PANELS FOR CERTAIN ELECTION PROCEEDINGS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.","body":"(a) In this section, \"public official\" means any person elected, selected, appointed, employed, or otherwise designated as an officer, employee, or agent of this state, a government agency, a political subdivision, or any other public body established by state law.\n(b) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, a court proceeding entitled to priority under Section 22.305 and filed in a court of appeals shall be docketed by the clerk of the court and assigned to a panel of three justices determined using an automated assignment system.\n(c) A person, including a public official, commits an offense if the person communicates with a court clerk with the intention of influencing or attempting to influence the composition of a three-justice panel assigned a specific proceeding under this section.\n(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 1), Sec. 8.05, eff. December 2, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 22. APPELLATE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.22.htm#22.304","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7e177c65d9692a458ebfdf023ade30acff3c0aeb1b693a26c364d7afeaf5df11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-22.303","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-22.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}