TITLE: Relating to the publication of opinions by a court.

SUMMARY: Relating to the publication of opinions by a court.

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