{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 54A.001","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"This subchapter applies to a district court or a statutory county court that hears criminal cases.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.01, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 54A. ASSOCIATE JUDGES","SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL ASSOCIATE JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.54A.htm#54A.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"0de044261c829e04a393b88c00ccb8adc053b9d6fc284d681bd247ce7ad3afd5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54.2820","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-54a.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}