{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01482","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 30.01482","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE.","body":"(a) A municipal judge must be:\n(1) a resident of this state; and\n(2) a citizen of the United States.\n(b) Section 30.00006(c) does not apply to this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 30. MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD","SUBCHAPTER MM. BULLARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.30.htm#30.01482","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c3bd90cc42a645aee42b337ce4d81db6ee92542a0ca7a3bbc0b1e07ea449b4a2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01481","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-30.01511"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}