Texas § GV.79.013 - EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
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§ GV.79.013. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. The ex officio members of the board are: (1) the following six members of the council: (A) the chief justice of the supreme court; (B) the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals; (C) one of the members of the senate serving on the council who is designated by the lieutenant governor; (D) the member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house; (E) one of the courts of appeals justices serving on the council who is designated by the governor; and (F) one of the county court or statutory county court judges serving on the council who is designated by the governor or, if a county court or statutory county court judge is not serving on the council, one of the statutory probate court judges serving on the council who is designated by the governor; (2) one other member of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and (3) the chair of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 1754 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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