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Texas Government Code § 33.0213

Notification of Law Enforcement Agency Investigation

State Commission on Judicial Conduct · Powers and Duties

On notice by any law enforcement agency investigating an action for which a complaint has been filed with the commission, the commission:

(1) may place the commission's complaint file on hold and decline any further investigation that would jeopardize the law enforcement agency's investigation; or

(2) shall continue an investigation that would not jeopardize a law enforcement investigation regarding the conduct subject to the complaint and may issue a censure or sanction based on the complaint.

Official text of the Texas Government Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 737 (H.B. 4344), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2022.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.