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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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. |