Tex. Government Code § 51.401
CLERK PRO TEMPORE
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 51.401, CLERK PRO TEMPORE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/650053
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If a county clerk is a party to an action in the court he serves, the county judge, on the application of any interested person or on the judge's own motion, shall appoint a clerk pro tempore for the purposes of the action. The clerk pro tempore must take an oath to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of the appointment and must give a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of those duties in an amount fixed and approved by the judge. The bond must be payable to the State of Texas. A clerk pro tempore shall perform the duties of the clerk during the period of the appointment.