{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 27.052","heading":"VACANCY OR ABSENCE.","body":"If the office of justice of the peace is vacant in a precinct or if the justice is absent or unable or unwilling to perform his duties, the nearest justice in the county may temporarily perform the duties of the office.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 27. JUSTICE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER C. CONDUCTING COURT AND INQUESTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.27.htm#27.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"066d23f5407cdc431fc942dbda787cb8a76bbe86a9a45c756bf8ff7e865379cf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.0515","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-27.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}