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  2. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of some of the legal terms that appear within the Code of Criminal Procedure. [25] Magistrate is defined by Article 2.09 of the Code. Peace officer is defined by Article 2.12 of the Code. Witnesses are persons who give written or oral testimony at a court hearing. Defendants are persons who are accused of committing a crime.

  3. Judiciary of Texas - Wikipedia

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    In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...

  4. Government of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas.

  5. Law of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Texas is the foundation of the government of Texas and vests the legislative power of the state in the Texas Legislature.The Texas Constitution is subject only to the sovereignty of the people of Texas as well as the Constitution of the United States, although this is disputed.

  6. Courts of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Courts of Texas include: State courts of Texas. Texas Supreme Court (Civil) [1] Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Criminal) [2] Texas Courts of Appeals (14 districts) [3] Texas District Courts (420 districts) [4] Texas County Courts [5] Texas Justice Courts [6] Texas Municipal Courts [7] Federal courts located in Texas. United States District ...

  7. Texas District Courts - Wikipedia

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    The trial and appellate business courts will be open for cases on September 1, 2024. [16] This new court is a separate statutory court, and not a division of the district court. Thus, it will remove some types of cases from the dockets of the district courts where the new business court is operational.

  8. Red wave in Texas appellate courts, two flipped in Democratic ...

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    Of Texas’ 15 appellate courts, each has a chief justice and between 3 and 13 justices that rule on cases; 83 justices serve statewide overall. Republicans swept races in five courts

  9. Texas Courts of Appeals - Wikipedia

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    Such an issue may also be referred to the Texas Supreme Court by certified question, [2] but this procedure is rarely employed. Like the members of the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Justices of the intermediate Texas Courts of Appeals are elected in partisan elections to six-year terms. Some, however, are initially ...