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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to judicial authority and duties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.001, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) A person holding judicial office may not abandon, |
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abdicate, or otherwise relinquish the person's judicial authority |
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or duties vested in the office by the Texas Constitution, a state |
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statute, or the Code of Judicial Conduct. |
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(e) A person holding judicial office is subject to Section |
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1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, and the Code of Judicial |
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Conduct regardless of whether the court the person serves has civil |
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or criminal jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 81, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 81.0292 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.0292. PROHIBITED DELEGATION OF JUDICIAL AUTHORITY. |
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A commissioners court of a county may not adopt or enforce an order, |
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rule, or other measure that delegates the authority or duties |
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vested in a judicial office except as specifically authorized by |
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law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |