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The general law in Texas for municipal courts allows a municipality to choose between providing a court reporter or using a good quality electronic recording device to preserve the record in cases tried before a municipal court of record. Currently, several municipalities prohibit their municipal courts from using an electronic recording device instead of a court reporter. House Bill No. 1729 changes the prohibition relating to the City of Longview only. While rules for the operation of the judiciary traditionally have been treated on an ad hoc basis, this is not the most effective method. The rules applicable to one type of court should be consistent throughout the state. Therefore, by way of this message, I request that the Legislature look at the judiciary as a whole and be vigilant and aggressive in assuring that all courts of the same level are governed by the same rules.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have signed my name officially and caused the Seal of the State to be affixed hereto at Austin, this 20th day of June, 2003.
RICK PERRY Governor of Texas
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ATTESTED BY: G Secretary of State Secretary of State
FILED IN THE OPPICE OP TiEt SECRETARY OF STATE 204 O'CLOCK JUN 2 1 2003
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1729, Chapter 1260,
legislative document,
June 21, 2003;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158252/m1/1/:
accessed April 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.