{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1953","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.1953","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS.","body":"A magistrate must have resided in the county for at least six months before the date of the appointment.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 995 (H.B. 2132), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (S.B. 664), Sec. 6, 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 JJ. MAGISTRATES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.1953","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a0782b39a1b853a6f4b92f88d90f236f5e20e8053bb17d27b793dfe7c81d5128","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1952","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}