{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.974","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.974","heading":"JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.","body":"A magistrate has the same judicial immunity as a district judge or a judge of a county court at law, as applicable.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 849, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER Q. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN TRAVIS COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.974","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bdd99bbff46e1e0487ade8c2917243d0b31de6506d2ca6e1546e7d2252d6cde0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.973","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.975"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}