{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1173","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.1173","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"A magistrate must be at least 25 years of age.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nRenumbered from Government Code, Section 54.1153 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(27), eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER W. MAGISTRATES IN CERTAIN COUNTY COURTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.1173","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ea99ae76144c363fe7552b1cec768ab4b6c59c71e2a54a816077f033e8db8dd5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1172","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}