{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.851","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.851","heading":"APPLICATION.","body":"This subchapter applies only to counties with a population of 3.3 million or more.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 224, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER L. CRIMINAL LAW HEARING OFFICERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.851","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4935ee7b2e9abb182be17f5197b0fcd53663322675a1f05a6429628be827a311","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.820","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}