Texas HB4388 amends the Government Code to prohibit judicial officers from relinquishing their duties and the Local Government Code to prohibit.
Texas HB4388 amends the Government Code to prohibit a person holding judicial office from abandoning, abdicating, or relinquishing their judicial authority or duties. It also adds that such individuals are subject to the Texas Constitution and the Code of Judicial Conduct regardless of the jurisdiction of the court they serve. Additionally, the bill amends the Local Government Code to prohibit county commissioners courts from adopting or enforcing any order, rule, or measure that delegates judicial authority or duties, except as specifically authorized by law.
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