Texas Local Government Code

§ 81.003 — CLERK

LG § 81.003Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Part B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · Ch. 81. COMMISSIONERS COURT · Art. A. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE

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(a)The county clerk is the clerk of the commissioners court. The clerk shall:

(1)serve the court during each of its terms;

(2)keep the court's books, papers, records, and effects; and

(3)issue the notices, writs, and process necessary for the proper execution of the court's powers and duties.

(b)The court shall require the clerk to record the proceedings of each term of the court. This record may be in a paper or electronic format. After each term the clerk shall attest to the accuracy of this record.

(c)The clerk shall record the court's authorized proceedings between terms. This record may be in a paper or electronic format. The clerk shall attest to the accuracy of the record.

Legislative history

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.