{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.659","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.659","heading":"COURT REPORTER.","body":"At the request of a party in a felony case, the court shall provide a court reporter to record the proceedings before the magistrate.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 81, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1147, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER H. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN TARRANT COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.659","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e4e54e70cfceb5a6c4d41feeb934bbaaadc8a1449d5c874d13e42f1daf27f750","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.6585","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}