Art. 19.06. SHALL SELECT GRAND JURORS. The jury commissioners shall select not less than 15 nor more than 40 persons from the citizens of the county to be summoned as grand jurors for the next term of court, or the term of court for which said commissioners were selected to serve, as directed in the order of the court selecting the commissioners. The commissioners shall, to the extent possible, select grand jurors who the commissioners determine represent a broad cross-section of the population of the county, considering the factors of race, sex, and age. A commissioner is not qualified to be selected for or to serve as a grand juror during the term of court for which the commissioner is serving as a commissioner. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1158, ch. 515, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1967; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 394, ch. 184, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 344, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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