{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25.00161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 25.00161","heading":"PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW.","body":"The regular judge of a statutory county court shall diligently discharge the duties of the office on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 4.07(a), eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 25. STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.25.htm#25.00161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8b0228612e9a145ef565ef1516c2247f75acf39ceab8f154c444f821ff13f814","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25.0016","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-25.0017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}