{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.2001","heading":"AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; ELIMINATION.","body":"(a) The Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County may authorize the judges of the district and statutory county courts in Guadalupe County to appoint one or more part-time or full-time magistrates to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.\n(b) The judges of the district and statutory county courts in Guadalupe County by majority vote may appoint magistrates as authorized by the Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County.\n(c) An order appointing a magistrate must be signed by the local presiding judge of the district courts serving Guadalupe County, and the order must state:\n(1) the magistrate's name; and\n(2) the date the magistrate's employment is to begin.\n(d) An authorized magistrate's position may be eliminated on a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3153), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 4.003, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER KK. MAGISTRATES IN GUADALUPE COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.2001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bd326c284f9ad6f5551f85b8105c47e299bc71911a5e072e7c1d70e420f0ff3f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.1957","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}