Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
(a) A person brought before a municipal court of record and charged with an offense is entitled to be tried by a jury of six persons, unless that right is waived according to law.(b) A juror for the court must have the qualifications required of jurors by law and must be a resident of the city.(c) A juror is entitled to receive the compensation for each day and each fraction of a day in attendance on a municipal court of record jury as provided by Chapter 61.(d) The clerk of the court shall establish a fair, impartial, and objective juror selection process.Tex. Gov't. Code § 30.007803
Transferred from Government Code, Section 30.3603 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 27.001(19), eff. 9/1/2009.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/1997.