Texas § GV.62.201 - NUMBER OF JURORS
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§ GV.62.201. NUMBER OF JURORS
NUMBER OF JURORS. The jury in a district court is composed of 12 persons, except that the parties may agree to try a particular case with fewer than 12 jurors. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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