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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 34.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 34 - Execution on Judgments|Subchapter D. Duties and Liabilities of Executing Officer|Section 34.075. Wrongful Levy

Sec. 34.075.  WRONGFUL LEVY.  Whenever a distress warrant, writ of execution, sequestration, attachment, or other like writ is levied upon personal property, and the property, or any part of the property, is claimed by any claimant who is not a party to the writ, the only remedy against a sheriff or constable for wrongful levy on the property is by trial of right of property under Part VI, Section 9, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 34.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 34 - Execution on Judgments|Subchapter D. Duties and Liabilities of Executing Officer|Section 34.076. Exclusive Remedy

Sec. 34.076.  EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.  This subchapter is the exclusive remedy for violations of an officer's duties with regard to the execution and return of writs without regard to the source of the duty prescribed by law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter A. Appeals From Justice Court|Section 51.001. Appeal From Justice Court to County or District Court

Sec. 51.001.  APPEAL FROM JUSTICE COURT TO COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT.  (a)  In a case tried in justice court in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of costs, or in which the appeal is expressly provided by law, a party to a final judgment may appeal to the county court.(b)  In a county in which the civil jurisdiction of the county court has been transferred to the district court, a party to a final judgment in a case covered by this section may appeal to the district court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter A. Appeals From Justice Court|Section 51.002. Certiorari From Justice Court

Sec. 51.002.  CERTIORARI FROM JUSTICE COURT.  (a)  After final judgment in a case tried in justice court in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of costs, a person may remove the case from the justice court to the county court by writ of certiorari.(b)  In a county in which the civil jurisdiction of the county court has been transferred from the county court to the district court, a person may remove a case covered by this section from the justice court to the district court by writ of certiorari.(c)  If a writ of certiorari to remove a case is served on a justice of the peace, the justice shall immediately make a certified copy of the entries made on his docket and of the bill of costs, as provided in cases of appeals, and shall immediately send them and the original papers in the case to the clerk of the county or district court, as appropriate.(d)  This section does not apply to a case of forcible entry and detainer.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court|Section 51.011. Appeal From County or District Court After Certiorari From Justice Court

Sec. 51.011.  APPEAL FROM COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT AFTER CERTIORARI FROM JUSTICE COURT.  If a county or district court hears a case on certiorari from a justice court, a person may take an appeal or writ of error from the judgment of the county or district court.  The appeal or writ of error is subject to the rules that apply in a case appealed from a justice court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court|Section 51.012. Appeal or Writ of Error to Court of Appeals

Sec. 51.012.  APPEAL OR WRIT OF ERROR TO COURT OF APPEALS.  In a civil case in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of interest and costs, a person may take an appeal or writ of error to the court of appeals from a final judgment of the district or county court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court|Section 51.013. Time for Taking Writ of Error to Court of Appeals

Sec. 51.013.  TIME FOR TAKING WRIT OF ERROR TO COURT OF APPEALS.  In a case in which a writ of error to the court of appeals is allowed, the writ of error may be taken at any time within six months after the date the final judgment is rendered.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court|Section 51.015. Costs of Appeal

Sec. 51.015.  COSTS OF APPEAL.  In the case of an appeal brought pursuant to Section 51.014(6), if the order appealed from is affirmed, the court of appeals shall order the appellant to pay all costs and reasonable attorney fees of the appeal;  otherwise, each party shall be liable for and taxed its own costs of the appeal.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 855, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court|Section 51.016. Appeal Arising Under Federal Arbitration Act

Sec. 51.016.  APPEAL ARISING UNDER FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT.  In a matter subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.), a person may take an appeal or writ of error to the court of appeals from the judgment or interlocutory order of a district court, county court at law, or county court under the same circumstances that an appeal from a federal district court's order or decision would be permitted by 9 U.S.C. Section 16.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 820 (S.B. 1650), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 51.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle D - Appeals|Chapter 51 - Appeals|Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court|Section 51.017. Service of Notice on Court Reporter

Sec. 51.017.  SERVICE OF NOTICE ON COURT REPORTER.  (a)  In addition to requirements for service of notice of appeal imposed by Rule 25.1(e), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, notice of appeal, including an interlocutory appeal, must be served on each court reporter responsible for preparing the reporter's record.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the supreme court may not amend or adopt rules in conflict with this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 7.02, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Code Crim Pro § 1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 1. Office Authorized

Sec. 1.  OFFICE AUTHORIZED.  Subject to the provisions of this article, the commissioners court of any county having a population of more than two million shall establish and maintain the office of medical examiner, and the commissioners court of any county may establish and provide for the maintenance of the office of medical examiner.  Population shall be according to the last preceding federal census.
TX Code Crim Pro § 1-a (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 1-a. Multi-County District; Joint Office

Sec. 1-a. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT;  JOINT OFFICE.    (a)  The commissioners courts of two or more counties may enter into an agreement to create a medical examiners district and to jointly operate and maintain the office of medical examiner of the district.  The district must include the entire area of all counties involved.  The counties within the district must, when taken together, form a continuous area.(b) There may be only one medical examiner in a medical examiners district, although he may employ, within the district, necessary staff personnel.  When a county becomes a part of a medical examiners district, the effect is the same within the county as if the office of medical examiner had been established in that county alone.  The district medical examiner has all the powers and duties within the district that a medical examiner who serves in a single county has within that county.(c) The commissioners court of any county which has become a part of a medical examiners district may withdraw the county from the district, but twelve months' notice of withdrawal must be given to the commissioners courts of all other counties in the district.
TX Code Crim Pro § 2 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 2. Appointments and Qualifications

Sec. 2.  APPOINTMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  The commissioners court shall appoint the medical examiner, who serves at the pleasure of the commissioners court.  A person appointed as the medical examiner must be:(1)  a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board; or(2)  a person who:(A)  is licensed and in good standing as a physician in another state;(B)  has applied to the Texas Medical Board for a license to practice medicine in this state; and(C)  has been granted a provisional license under Section 155.101, Occupations Code.(b)  To the greatest extent possible, the medical examiner shall be appointed from persons having training and experience in pathology, toxicology, histology and other medico-legal sciences.(c)  The medical examiner shall devote the time and energy necessary to perform the duties conferred by this Article.
TX Code Crim Pro § 3 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 3. Assistants

Sec. 3. ASSISTANTS.  The medical examiner may, subject to the approval of the commissioners court, employ such deputy examiners, scientific experts, trained technicians, officers and employees as may be necessary to the proper performance of the duties imposed by this Article upon the medical examiner.
TX Code Crim Pro § 4 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 4. Salaries

Sec. 4. SALARIES.  The commissioners court shall establish and pay the salaries and compensations of the medical examiner and his staff.
TX Code Crim Pro § 5 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 5. Offices

Sec. 5. OFFICES.  The commissioners court shall provide the medical examiner and his staff with adequate office space and shall provide laboratory facilities or make arrangements for the use of existing laboratory facilities in the county, if so requested by the medical examiner.
TX Code Crim Pro § 6 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 6. Death Investigations

Sec. 6. DEATH INVESTIGATIONS.    (a)  Any medical examiner, or his duly authorized deputy, shall be authorized, and it shall be his duty, to hold inquests with or without a jury within his county, in the following cases:1. When a person shall die within twenty-four hours after admission to a hospital or institution or in prison or in jail;2. When any person is killed;  or from any cause dies an unnatural death, except under sentence of the law;  or dies in the absence of one or more good witnesses;3. When the body or a body part of a person is found, the cause or circumstances of death are unknown, and:(A) the person is identified;  or(B) the person is unidentified;4. When the circumstances of the death of any person are such as to lead to suspicion that he came to his death by unlawful means;5. When any person commits suicide, or the circumstances of his death are such as to lead to suspicion that he committed suicide;6. When a person dies without having been attended by a duly licensed and practicing physician, and the local health officer or registrar required to report the cause of death under Section 193.005, Health and Safety Code, does not know the cause of death.  When the local health officer or registrar of vital statistics whose duty it is to certify the cause of death does not know the cause of death, he shall so notify the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred and request an inquest;7. When the person is a child who is younger than six years of age and the death is reported under Chapter 264, Family Code;  and8. When a person dies who has been attended immediately preceding his death by a duly licensed and practicing physician or physicians, and such physician or physicians are not certain as to the cause of death and are unable to certify with certainty the cause of death as required by Section 193.004, Health and Safety Code.  In case of such uncertainty the attending physician or physicians, or the superintendent or general manager of the hospital or institution in which the deceased shall have died, shall so report to the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred, and request an inquest.(b) The inquests authorized and required by this Article shall be held by the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred.(c) In making such investigations and holding such inquests, the medical examiner or an authorized deputy may administer oaths and take affidavits.  In the absence of next of kin or legal representatives of the deceased, the medical examiner or authorized deputy shall take charge of the body and all property found with it.
TX Code Crim Pro § 6a (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 6a. Organ Transplant Donors; Notice; Inquests

Sec. 6a. ORGAN TRANSPLANT DONORS;  NOTICE;  INQUESTS.    (a)  When death occurs to an individual designated a prospective organ donor for transplantation by a licensed physician under circumstances requiring the medical examiner of the county in which death occurred, or the medical examiner's authorized deputy, to hold an inquest, the medical examiner, or a member of his staff will be so notified by the administrative head of the facility in which the transplantation is to be performed.(b) When notified pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section, the medical examiner or the medical examiner's deputy shall perform an inquest on the deceased prospective organ donor.
TX Code Crim Pro § 7 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 7. Reports of Death

Sec. 7. REPORTS OF DEATH.    (a)  Any police officer, superintendent or general manager of an institution, physician, or private citizen who shall become aware of a death under any of the circumstances set out in Section 6(a) of this Article, shall immediately report such death to the office of the medical examiner or to the city or county police departments;  any such report to a city or county police department shall be immediately transmitted to the office of the medical examiner.(b) A person investigating a death described by Subdivision 3(B) of Section 6(a) shall report the death to the missing children and missing persons information clearinghouse of the Department of Public Safety and the national crime information center not later than the 10th working day after the date the investigation began.(c) A superintendent or general manager of an institution who reports a death under Subsection (a) must comply with the notice and reporting requirements of Article 49.24.  The office of the attorney general has the same powers and duties provided the office under that article regarding the dissemination and investigation of the report.(d)  A person investigating a death described by Section 6(a)(3)(B), or the person's designee, shall, not later than the 10th working day after the date that one or more identifying features of the unidentified body are determined or the 60th day after the date the investigation began, whichever is earlier, enter all available identifying features of the unidentified body (fingerprints, dental records, any unusual physical characteristics, and a description of the clothing found on the body) into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
TX Code Crim Pro § 8 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 8. Removal of Bodies

Sec. 8. REMOVAL OF BODIES.  When any death under circumstances set out in Section 6 shall have occurred, the body shall not be disturbed or removed from the position in which it is found by any person without authorization from the medical examiner or authorized deputy, except for the purpose of preserving such body from loss or destruction or maintaining the flow of traffic on a highway, railroad or airport.
TX Code Crim Pro § 9 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 9. Autopsy

Sec. 9. AUTOPSY.    (a)  If the cause of death shall be determined beyond a reasonable doubt as a result of the investigation, the medical examiner shall file a report thereof setting forth specifically the cause of death with the district attorney or criminal district attorney, or in a county in which there is no district attorney or criminal district attorney with the county attorney, of the county in which the death occurred.  If in the opinion of the medical examiner an autopsy is necessary, or if such is requested by the district attorney or criminal district attorney, or county attorney where there is no district attorney or criminal district attorney, the autopsy shall be immediately performed by the medical examiner or a duly authorized deputy.  In those cases where a complete autopsy is deemed unnecessary by the medical examiner to ascertain the cause of death, the medical examiner may perform a limited autopsy involving the taking of blood samples or any other samples of body fluids, tissues or organs, in order to ascertain the cause of death or whether a crime has been committed.  In the case of a body of a human being whose identity is unknown, the medical examiner may authorize such investigative and laboratory tests and processes as are required to determine its identity as well as the cause of death.  In performing an autopsy the medical examiner or authorized deputy may use the facilities of any city or county hospital within the county or such other facilities as are made available.  Upon completion of the autopsy, the medical examiner shall file a report setting forth the findings in detail with the office of the district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county, or if there is no district attorney or criminal district attorney, with the county attorney of the county.(b) A medical examination on an unidentified person shall include the following information to enable a timely and accurate identification of the person:(1) all available fingerprints and palm prints;(2) dental charts and radiographs (X-rays) of the person's teeth;(3) frontal and lateral facial photographs with scale indicated;(4) notation and photographs, with scale indicated, of a significant scar, mark, tattoo, or item of clothing or other personal effect found with or near the body;(5) notation of antemortem medical conditions;(6) notation of observations pertinent to the estimation of time of death;  and(7) precise documentation of the location of burial of the remains.(c) A medical examination on an unidentified person may include the following information to enable a timely and accurate identification of the person:(1) full body radiographs (X-rays);  and(2) hair specimens with roots.
TX Code Crim Pro § 10 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Code of Criminal Procedure|Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 49 - Inquests Upon Dead Bodies|Subchapter . B. Duties Performed by Medical Examiners|Article 49.25. Medical Examiners|Section 10. Disinterments and Cremations

Sec. 10. DISINTERMENTS AND CREMATIONS.  When a body upon which an inquest ought to have been held has been interred, the medical examiner may cause it to be disinterred for the purpose of holding such inquest.Before any body, upon which an inquest is authorized by the provisions of this Article, can be lawfully cremated, an autopsy shall be performed thereon as provided in this Article, or a certificate that no autopsy was necessary shall be furnished by the medical examiner.  Before any dead body can be lawfully cremated, the owner or operator of the crematory shall demand and be furnished with a certificate, signed by the medical examiner of the county in which the death occurred showing that an autopsy was performed on said body or that no autopsy thereon was necessary.  It shall be the duty of the medical examiner to determine whether or not, from all the circumstances surrounding the death, an autopsy is necessary prior to issuing a certificate under the provisions of this section.  No autopsy shall be required by the medical examiner as a prerequisite to cremation in case death is caused by the pestilential diseases of Asiatic cholera, bubonic plague, typhus fever, or smallpox.  All certificates furnished to the owner or operator of a crematory by any medical examiner, under the terms of this Article, shall be preserved by such owner or operator of such crematory for a period of two years from the date of the cremation of said body.  A medical examiner is not required to perform an autopsy on the body of a deceased person whose death was caused by a communicable disease during a public health disaster.