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Tex. Government Code § 30.00635

MAGISTRATES

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Tex. Government Code § 30.00635, MAGISTRATES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/649453
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(a) The governing body may appoint one or more magistrates in addition to magistrates provided under Article 2A.151, Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) A magistrate does not have to possess all the qualifications necessary to be a municipal court of record judge. (c) A magistrate may not preside over the court or hear contested cases. (d) A magistrate may: (1) conduct an arraignment; (2) hold an indigency hearing; (3) accept a plea; (4) sign a judgment; (5) set the amount of a bond; and (6) perform other functions under Article 15.17, Code of Criminal Procedure.