{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-51.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 51.001","heading":"APPOINTMENT; RESIDENCE; BOND; SEAL.","body":"(a) The order appointing the clerk of the supreme court must be recorded in the minutes of the court.\n(b) The clerk must reside at Austin.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(6).\n(d) The clerk shall provide a seal for the use of the supreme court. The seal must have a five-pointed star and must be engraved with the words \"Supreme Court of the State of Texas.\"\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(6), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 51. CLERKS","SUBCHAPTER A. CLERK OF SUPREME COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.51.htm#51.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fe20b60c41c444bdad41310021bbec62afe15beebeaaee3db103d8594bafeffd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-46.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-51.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}