{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.991","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54.991","heading":"APPOINTMENT.","body":"(a) The judges of the district courts in Webb County shall jointly appoint the number of criminal law magistrates set by the commissioners court.\n(b) Each magistrate's appointment must be unanimously approved by the judges.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 577, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54. MASTERS; MAGISTRATES; REFEREES; ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER R. CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES IN WEBB COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54.htm#54.991","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"cfb690ab4cf5ae7ee531bf7a75befa7144e18e2d1946fc8481b47e09ff5ca275","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.984","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.993"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}