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Government Code §81.011
In force on Sep 01, 1987 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1987 · same as today's text
GENERAL POWERS
(a) The state bar is a public corporation and an administrative agency of the judicial department of government.
(b) This chapter is in aid of the judicial department's powers under the constitution to regulate the practice of law, and not to the exclusion of those powers.
(c) The Supreme Court of Texas, on behalf of the judicial department, shall exercise administrative control over the state bar under this chapter.
History: Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Sep 21, 2018 to Nov 08, 2026.
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- Effective Sep 01, 1987 · seen Sep 2018–Nov 2026
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