Bill Text: TX HCR119 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating the first week of November as Municipal Courts Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-06 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HCR119 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR119-Introduced.html
| 86R13431 BK-D | ||
| By: Guillen | H.C.R. No. 119 | |
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| WHEREAS, Municipal courts provide the citizens of the Lone | ||
| Star State with a local forum where questions of law and fact can be | ||
| resolved in regard to alleged violations of state law and municipal | ||
| ordinances; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Because citizens come into contact with municipal | ||
| courts more often than any other type of court, the administration | ||
| of justice at the municipal level plays a large part in influencing | ||
| the public's overall impression of the Texas judicial system; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judges of the municipal courts function also as | ||
| magistrates for the State of Texas, and in that role they perform | ||
| such duties as issuing search and arrest warrants, giving | ||
| magistrate warnings, and setting bail for offenses ranging from | ||
| petty theft to murder; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Pledging to be impartial and to conform to the | ||
| standards set by the Canons of Judicial Conduct, our state's | ||
| municipal court employees work diligently to ensure the fair | ||
| administration of justice while upholding the rigorous standards of | ||
| professionalism; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to judges, municipal courts are staffed | ||
| by clerks, court administrators, prosecutors, juvenile case | ||
| managers, bailiffs, and warrant officers; these dedicated | ||
| individuals continually strive to improve court operations by | ||
| participating in judicial education programs, seminars, workshops, | ||
| and the annual meetings of their state and local professional | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Municipal courts in Texas play a vital role in | ||
| preserving public safety, protecting the quality of life for area | ||
| residents, and deterring future criminal behavior, and it is indeed | ||
| fitting to recognize municipal judges and court support personnel | ||
| for their exemplary dedication to the communities they serve; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the first week of November as Municipal Courts | ||
| Week; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date that this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
