{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-261.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.051","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN.","body":"(a) The governor shall appoint the independent ombudsman with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of two years, expiring February 1 of odd-numbered years.\n(b) A person appointed as independent ombudsman is eligible for reappointment.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 64 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.010, eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 2733), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN","CHAPTER 261. INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN","SUBCHAPTER B. APPOINTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.261.htm#261.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"5d1d54f33ef9a913c1b479790006a3f77e3832b3be6d11318a6913859d6ceff1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-261.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-261.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}