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TX Govt Code § 75.523 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter H. Court Administrator in Fort Bend County|Section 75.523. Appointment and Duties of Court Administrator

Sec. 75.523.  APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  The court administrator is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the judges of the courts subject to this subchapter.(b)  The courts shall designate by rule the duties of the court administrator.(c)  To promote uniform and efficient administration of justice, the court administrator shall cooperate with administrative judges and state agencies with duties relating to the operation of the courts.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 654, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 75.524 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter H. Court Administrator in Fort Bend County|Section 75.524. Compensation and Facilities

Sec. 75.524.  COMPENSATION AND FACILITIES.  A court administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation, facilities, and equipment as determined by the judges of the courts served, with the approval of the commissioners court.  The commissioners court shall fund the court administrator system from general funds of the county.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 654, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 75.525 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter H. Court Administrator in Fort Bend County|Section 75.525. Staff

Sec. 75.525.  STAFF.  The judges of the courts served by the court administrator may appoint the necessary staff and support personnel for the court administrator.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 654, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 75.551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter I. General Provisions|Section 75.551. Objection to Judge or Justice Assigned to an Appellate Court

Sec. 75.551.  OBJECTION TO JUDGE OR JUSTICE ASSIGNED TO AN APPELLATE COURT.  (a)  When a judge or justice is assigned to an appellate court under this chapter or Chapter 74:(1)  the order of assignment must state whether the judge or justice is an active, former, retired, or senior judge or justice;  and(2)  the person who assigns the judge or justice shall, if it is reasonable and practicable and if time permits, give notice of the assignment to each attorney representing a party to the case that is to be heard in whole or part by the assigned judge or justice.(b)  A judge or justice assigned to an appellate court may not hear a civil case if a party to the case files a timely objection to the assignment of the judge or justice.  Except as provided by Subsection (d), each party to the case is entitled to only one objection under this section for that case in the appellate court.(c)  An objection under this section must be filed not later than the seventh day after the date the party receives actual notice of the assignment or before the date the case is submitted to the court, whichever date occurs earlier.  The court may extend the time to file an objection under this section on a showing of good cause.(d)  A judge or justice who was defeated in the last primary or general election for which the judge or justice was a candidate for the judicial office held by the judge or justice may not sit in an appellate case if either party objects to the judge or justice.(e)  An active judge or justice assigned under this chapter is not subject to an objection.(f)  For purposes of this section, notice of an assignment may be given and an objection to an assignment may be filed by electronic mail.(g)  In this section, "party" includes multiple parties aligned in a case as determined by the appellate court.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 315, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 75.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter J. Court Reminder Program|Section 75.601. Establishment of State Program for Participating Counties

Sec. 75.601.  ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATING COUNTIES.  (a)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall develop and make available to each county a court reminder program that allows the county to send a text message to notify criminal defendants of scheduled court appearances.  The purposes of the program must include:(1)  reducing costs associated with defendants who fail to appear for a scheduled court appearance;(2)  improving the efficiency of courts in this state;(3)  reminding criminal defendants to appear at each scheduled court appearance; and(4)  reducing the number of criminal defendants who are confined in a county jail due solely to the defendant's failure to appear for a scheduled court appearance.(b)  The program must:(1)  be available to each county at no cost;(2)  comply with applicable state and federal laws requiring the consent of an individual before sending a reminder by text message;(3)  provide text message reminders for each court appearance of a defendant who has access to a device with the technological capability of receiving text messages and provides the court administrator with an operational phone number for the device;(4)  document each occurrence of a criminal defendant receiving a text message reminder;(5)  identify criminal defendants with scheduled court appearances who lack access to devices with the technological capability of receiving text messages;(6)  document the number of criminal defendants who fail to appear at scheduled court appearances after being sent one or more text message reminders;(7)  include the technological capability, at the discretion of the local administrative judge, to provide additional information to criminal defendants concerning scheduled court appearances, such as the location of the court appearance, available transportation options, and procedures for defendants who are unable to attend court appearances;(8)  support partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, local governments, and local public defenders in accordance with the purposes described by Subsection (a); and(9)  provide one or more publicly available Internet websites through which criminal defendants may request text reminders.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 736 (H.B. 4293), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 75.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter J. Court Reminder Program|Section 75.602. Establishment of County Programs

Sec. 75.602.  ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY PROGRAMS.  (a)  The justices of the justice courts and judges of the county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts with jurisdiction over criminal cases in each county may establish a court reminder program that allows the county to send a text message to notify criminal defendants of scheduled court appearances.(b)  In developing the court reminder program, the justices and judges may join the state program developed under Section 75.601 or develop a county program that allows the county to send text message notifications to criminal defendants and that complies with the requirements of Section 75.601(b).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 736 (H.B. 4293), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 75.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 75 - Other Court Administration|Subchapter J. Court Reminder Program|Section 75.603. Municipal Program

Sec. 75.603.  MUNICIPAL PROGRAM.  (a)  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, or the justices of the justice courts and judges of the county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts with jurisdiction over criminal cases in each county, may partner with municipalities and local law enforcement agencies to allow:(1)  individuals to whom a peace officer issues a citation and releases to receive text message reminders of scheduled court appearances; and(2)  criminal defendants in municipal court to receive text message reminders of scheduled court appearances.(b)  Any municipality that partners with the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall pay all costs of sending reminders to municipal criminal defendants, including the costs of linking the municipal court database with the state court administrator database.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 736 (H.B. 4293), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 77.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 77 - Judicial Committee on Information Technology|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 77.001. Definitions

Sec. 77.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Committee" means the Judicial Committee on Information Technology.(2)  "Court" means any tribunal forming a part of the judiciary.(3)  "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public computer network, popularly known as the Internet.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 77.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 77 - Judicial Committee on Information Technology|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 77.011. Judicial Committee on Information Technology

Sec. 77.011.  JUDICIAL COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.  (a)  The committee operates under the direction and supervision of the chief justice of the supreme court.(b)  The committee shall exercise the powers and perform the duties or functions imposed on the committee by this chapter or the supreme court.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 77.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 77 - Judicial Committee on Information Technology|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 77.012. Members

Sec. 77.012.  MEMBERS.  (a)  The committee is composed of 15 members appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.(b)  The chief justice of the supreme court, in making appointments to the committee, shall attempt to select members who are representative of, but not limited to, appellate court judges, appellate court clerks, district court judges, county court judges, statutory probate judges, justices of the peace, municipal court judges, district attorneys, court reporters, court administrators, district or county clerks, members of the legislature, attorneys, and the general public.  The members shall be selected based on their experience, expertise, or special interest in the use of technology in court.  A representative from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall serve as a nonvoting member of the committee.(c)  The chief justice of the supreme court shall designate the presiding officer of the committee.  The presiding officer may form subcommittees as needed to accomplish the business of the committee.(d)  A person may not serve on the committee if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the business of the committee.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 77.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 77 - Judicial Committee on Information Technology|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 77.013. Compensation

Sec. 77.013.  COMPENSATION.  A member of the committee is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the committee, as provided in the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 77.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 77 - Judicial Committee on Information Technology|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 77.014. Staff

Sec. 77.014.  STAFF.  The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall provide staff for the committee.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 77.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 77 - Judicial Committee on Information Technology|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties; Funding|Section 77.031. General Powers and Duties

Sec. 77.031.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.  The committee shall:(1)  develop programs to implement the recommendations of the Information Technology Task Force of the Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency;(2)  develop minimum standards for voice storage and retrieval services, including voice messaging and electronic mail services, local area networks, Internet access, electronic data interchange, data dictionaries, and other technological needs of the judicial system;(3)  develop a coordinated statewide computer and communication network that is capable of linking all courts in this state;(4)  encourage efficiency and planning coordination by researching the possible uses of existing computer and communication networks developed by other state agencies;(5)  develop minimum standards for an electronically based document system to provide for the flow of information within the judicial system in electronic form and recommend rules relating to the electronic filing of documents with courts;(6)  develop security guidelines for controlling access to and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of information available in electronic form;(7)  develop a state judicial system web page for use on the Internet accessible to the public for a reasonable access fee set by the supreme court after consultation with the committee;(8)  develop minimum standards for an internal computer and communication network available only to court staff;(9)  recommend pilot programs relating to the testing and demonstration of new technologies as applied to the judicial system;(10)  recommend programs to provide training and technical assistance to users of the coordinated statewide computer and communication network;(11)  develop funding priorities regarding the various technological needs of the judicial system;  and(12)  recommend distributions to courts from the judicial technology account in the judicial fund.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 78.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter A. Capital and Forensic Writs Committee|Section 78.001. Definitions

Sec. 78.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Committee" means the capital and forensic writs committee established under this subchapter.(2)  "Office of capital and forensic writs" means the office of capital and forensic writs established under Subchapter B.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 78.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter A. Capital and Forensic Writs Committee|Section 78.002. Establishment of Committee; Duties

Sec. 78.002.  ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE; DUTIES.  (a)  The capital and forensic writs committee is established.(b)  The committee shall provide oversight and strategic guidance to the office of capital and forensic writs, including: (1)  recommending to the court of criminal appeals as provided by Section 78.004 a director for the office of capital and forensic writs when a vacancy exists for the position of director;(2)  setting policy for the office of capital and forensic writs; and(3)  developing a budget proposal for the office of capital and forensic writs.(c)  The committee may not access privileged or confidential information.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 280), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 78.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter A. Capital and Forensic Writs Committee|Section 78.003. Appointment and Composition of Committee

Sec. 78.003.  APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE.  (a)  The committee is composed of the following five members who are appointed as follows:(1)  three attorneys who are appointed by the executive director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; and(2)  two attorneys who are appointed by the president of the State Bar of Texas, with ratification by the executive committee of the State Bar of Texas.(a-1)  Each member of the committee must be a licensed attorney and must have significant experience in capital defense or indigent criminal defense policy or practice.  A member of the committee may not be a prosecutor, a law enforcement official, a judge of a court that presides over criminal offenses, or an employee of the office of capital and forensic writs.(a-2)  Members of the committee serve four-year terms and may be reappointed. (a-3)  If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.(b)  The committee shall elect one member of the committee to serve as the presiding officer of the committee.(c)  The committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the committee.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 78.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter A. Capital and Forensic Writs Committee|Section 78.004. Recommendation and Appointment of Director of Office of Capital and Forensic Writs

Sec. 78.004.  RECOMMENDATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF CAPITAL AND FORENSIC WRITS.  (a)  The committee shall submit to the court of criminal appeals, in order of the committee's preference, a list of the names of not more than five persons the committee recommends that the court consider in appointing the director of the office of capital and forensic writs when a vacancy exists for the position of director.  If the committee finds that three or more persons under the committee's consideration are qualified to serve as the director of the office of capital and forensic writs, the committee must include at least three names in the list submitted under this subsection.(b)  Each person recommended to the court of criminal appeals by the committee under Subsection (a):(1)  must exhibit proficiency and commitment to providing quality representation to defendants in death penalty cases, as described by the Guidelines and Standards for Texas Capital Counsel, as published by the State Bar of Texas; and(2)  may not have been found by a state or federal court to have rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the trial or appeal of a criminal case.(c)  When a vacancy for the position exists, the court of criminal appeals shall appoint from the list of persons submitted to the court under Subsection (a) the director of the office of capital and forensic writs.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 78.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter B. Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Section 78.051. Definitions

Sec. 78.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Committee" means the capital and forensic writs committee established under Subchapter A.(2)  "Office" means the office of capital and forensic writs established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 78.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter B. Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Section 78.052. Establishment; Funding

Sec. 78.052.  ESTABLISHMENT; FUNDING.  (a)  The office of capital and forensic writs is established and operates under the direction and supervision of the director of the office.(b)  The office shall receive funds for personnel costs and expenses:(1)  as specified in the General Appropriations Act; and(2)  from the fair defense account under Section 79.031, in an amount sufficient to cover personnel costs and expenses not covered by appropriations described by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 1754), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 78.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle F - Court Administration|Chapter 78 - Capital and Forensic Writs Committee and Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Subchapter B. Office of Capital and Forensic Writs|Section 78.053. Director; Staff

Sec. 78.053.  DIRECTOR; STAFF.  (a)  The court of criminal appeals shall appoint a director to direct and supervise the operation of the office.  The director serves a four-year term and continues to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified.  The court of criminal appeals may remove the director only for good cause.  The director may be reappointed for a second or subsequent term.(b)  The director shall employ attorneys and employ or retain licensed investigators, experts, and other personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office.  To be employed by the director, an attorney may not have been found by a state or federal court to have rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during the trial or appeal of a criminal case.(c)  The director and any attorney employed by the office may not:(1)  engage in the private practice of criminal law; or(2)  accept anything of value not authorized by law for services rendered under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (S.B. 1091), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2015.|