2005 Texas Local Government Code CHAPTER 341. MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

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In the strange rule of the Texas state government law, if the city court is not a court (chapter 29, section 29.004), the city judge does not need to be a lawyer, but the city judge must be a licensed lawyer not. If the municipal court is a record court (chapter 30, chapter 30.00006), he has at least two years of practical experience in state law in Texas. For example, 13 members of the Texas State Attorney Behavior Committee may listen to complaints from judges and recommend disapproval, condemnation or dismissal of the Supreme Court's dismissal. Although it rarely punishes a judge, of the 1,110 complaints resolved in 2009, only 70 cases were disciplinary actions

In addition to the jurisdiction of the ordinary municipal court, the municipal record court has jurisdiction over criminal proceedings arising under the laws and regulations approved under the specific provisions of the Texas Local Government Act. Municipalities can also pass laws requiring the district court to have additional jurisdiction over specific civil and criminal matters. The municipal judge is also a magistrate judge, issuing a warrant of arrest and having the authority to arrest the person accused of felony or misdemeanor. As a magistrate, the municipal judge can make a preliminary hearing, reduce the testimony, dismiss the defendant, or repatriate the accused to jail and release it