Texas Government Code - Section 22.008. Publication Of Decisions
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§ 22.008. PUBLICATION OF DECISIONS. (a) The supreme
court shall appoint one or more licensed attorneys to serve at the
will of the court and to report the decisions of the supreme court.
(b) The supreme court shall designate the cases to be
reported and the reporter may report and publish only the
designated cases. As soon as the cases are finally disposed of and
the opinions are recorded, the reporter shall obtain from the
proper clerk the records of the cases to be reported, with the
briefs and opinions.
(c) Under the direction of the supreme court, the reporter
shall promptly prepare the decisions for publication with
appropriate syllabuses and statements, proper index, and table of
cited cases and reported cases. Each report shall incorporate only
the main propositions made in the briefs and considered by the court
in the opinion, with the authorities cited in support of the
propositions.
(d) The reporter shall return the record, with briefs and
opinions, to the clerk when the report is completed and from time to
time shall deliver the reports to the State Purchasing and General
Services Commission for publication. Each volume shall be
copyrighted in the name of the reporter, who immediately on
delivery of the edition shall transfer and assign it to the state.
The edition shall be electrotyped. The state owns the plates, and
the State Purchasing and General Services Commission shall preserve
them.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 22.001 22.002 22.003 22.004 22.005 22.006 22.007 22.008 22.009 22.010 22.011 22.012 22.013 22.014 22.015
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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