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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the publication of opinions by a court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 21.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.013. PUBLICATION OF OPINIONS. The authorship of an |
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opinion published by a court is public information. A court shall |
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list the author or authors of any opinion published by the court. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an opinion published by a court on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A court opinion published before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the opinion was |
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published, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |