{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-75.602","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 75.602","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY PROGRAMS.","body":"(a) The justices of the justice courts and judges of the county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts with jurisdiction over criminal cases in each county may establish a court reminder program that allows the county to send a text message to notify criminal defendants of scheduled court appearances.\n(b) In developing the court reminder program, the justices and judges may join the state program developed under Section 75.601 or develop a county program that allows the county to send text message notifications to criminal defendants and that complies with the requirements of Section 75.601(b).\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 736 (H.B. 4293), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COURT ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 75. OTHER COURT ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER J. COURT REMINDER PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.75.htm#75.602","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e2b756812c8190e59d0db10c64c54867d2be2bb1b343e7abd981a7ddd12751a3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-75.601","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-75.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}