{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 81.004","heading":"SEAL.","body":"(a) The commissioners court shall have a seal on which is engraved:\n(1) the words \"Commissioners Court, (name of county) County, Texas\"; and\n(2) a five-pointed star or a design selected by the court and approved by the secretary of state.\n(b) The clerk shall keep the seal and use it to authenticate official acts of the court or its presiding officer or clerk that require a seal for authentication.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 81. COMMISSIONERS COURT","SUBCHAPTER A. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.81.htm#81.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"58d51fce85ef495c61b75584b546c986408edd2d15f27faca901918eb44a7261","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-81.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}