{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.030","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 81.030","heading":"GENERAL COUNSEL.","body":"(a) The board of directors, by a majority vote, elects the general counsel of the state bar. The general counsel holds office at the pleasure of the board.\n(b) The general counsel must be a member of the state bar.\n(c) The general counsel shall perform the duties usually expected of and performed by a general counsel.\n(d) The general counsel shall perform those duties delegated by the board of directors.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 81. STATE BAR","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.81.htm#81.030","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8d7643433c699a3c11f58a1ca7aa708e965b409b54f1b887a0fb46256cf8efb2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.029","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}