{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 71.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Chair\" means the chair of the council.\n(2) \"Council\" means the Texas Judicial Council.\n(3) \"Defendant\" means a person accused of a crime or juvenile offense, as those terms are defined by Section 79.001.\n(4) \"Public defender's office\" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.044(a), Code of Criminal Procedure.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1408, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 1265), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 1754), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 71. TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.71.htm#71.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ba786011345e0b811b401f8831989bb3cb6b7e856f308534eae9b6dd98de152a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-62.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-71.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}