Texas SB1888 amends jury service qualifications and jury wheel reconstitution procedures in certain counties.
Texas SB1888 modifies the reconstitution of the jury wheel and the qualifications for serving as a petit juror and grand juror in certain counties. The jury wheel must now include names from voter registration lists of contiguous counties and residents with valid Texas driver's licenses or personal identification cards. In counties with populations under 25,000, residents of contiguous counties can serve as jurors. The bill also specifies that juror questionnaire information can be disclosed to judges, court personnel, litigants, and attorneys.
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