Texas Statutes
§ 72.001 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 72.001
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Bluebook
Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 72.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 72.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)"Court" means any tribunal forming a part of the judiciary.
(2)"Director" means the administrative director of the courts appointed as provided by this chapter.
(3)"Office" means the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
(4)"Trial court" means any tribunal forming a part of the judiciary, except the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, and the courts of appeals, but does not include the commissioners court of a county.
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.83(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
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§ 72.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 72.002
EFFECT ON JUDICIAL DISCRETION.§ 72.011
OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION.§ 72.012
DIRECTOR.§ 72.014
CERTIFICATION DIVISION.§ 72.015
JUDICIAL SECURITY DIVISION.§ 72.021
BUDGET; EXPENDITURES.§ 72.022
PERSONNEL.§ 72.023
CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE.§ 72.024
METHODS; RECOMMENDATIONS.§ 72.025
ANNUAL REPORT.§ 72.026
RULES.§ 72.027
ADDITIONAL DUTIES.§ 72.028
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Texas § 72.001, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/GV/72.001.