Texas Government Code Title 2, Chapter 21 - General Provisions
- Texas Section 21.001 - Inherent Power And Duty Of Courts
(a) A court has all powers necessary for the exercise of its jurisdiction and the enforcement of its lawful orders, including authority to issue the...
- Texas Section 21.002 - Contempt Of Court
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a court may punish for contempt. (b) The punishment for contempt of a court other than a justice...
- Texas Section 21.004 - State Of Judiciary Message
(a) At a convenient time at the commencement of each regular session of the legislature, the chief justice of the supreme court shall deliver a...
- Texas Section 21.005 - Disqualification
A judge or a justice of the peace may not sit in a case if either of the parties is related to him by affinity...
- Texas Section 21.006 - Judicial Fund
The judicial fund is created in a separate fund in the state treasury to be administered by the comptroller. The fund shall be used only...
- Texas Section 21.007 - Child Support And Court Management Account
(a) The presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions shall administer the child support and court management account of the judicial fund and may name...
- Texas Section 21.008 - District Court Support Account
(a) The district court support account of the judicial fund is created to be administered by the office of court administration as directed by the...
- Texas Section 21.009 - Definitions
In this title: (1) "County court" means the court created in each county by Article V, Section 15, of the Texas Constitution. (2) "Statutory county...
- Texas Section 21.010 - Financial Interest In Private Correctional And Rehabilitation Facilities Prohibited
(a) A justice or judge, as applicable, of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a county...
- Texas Section 21.011 - Electronic Or Digital Signature
A judge or justice presiding over a court in this state may sign an electronic or digital court document, including an order, judgment, ruling, notice,...
Last modified: September 28, 2016