{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-89.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 89.005","heading":"JURORS AND WITNESSES.","body":"In a suit brought by or against a county, a resident of the county may be a juror or witness if the resident is otherwise competent.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renumbered from Sec. 81.042 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.03(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS","CHAPTER 89. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.89.htm#89.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"679a52f7ae374e515bcab86f9e2641032a5e565324ff440e5919990bfbda94e5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-89.0041","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-89.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}