Opinion ID: 1755033
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Heading Rank: 18

Heading: Denial of Trial by Jury Constitutional Provisions

Text: In his first two points of error, Respondent contends that the proceedings against him should have been conducted pursuant to art. V § 24 instead of art. V, § 1-a of the Texas Constitution. He argues that because § 24 specifically includes justices of the peace, it is a more specific provision, taking precedence over the more general provisions of § 1-a. As a result, he complains that the proceedings were fatally flawed because he was denied the right to a trial by jury. We disagree. We begin by setting forth the precise language of each provision. TEX. CONST. art. V, § 24 Sec. 24. County Judges, county attorneys, clerks of the District and County Courts, justices of the peace, constables, and other county officers, may be removed by the Judges of the District Courts for incompetency, official misconduct, habitual drunkenness, or other causes defined by law, upon the cause therefor being set forth in writing and the finding of its truth by a jury. [Emphasis added].