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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 159.032

  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this subchapter:
(1) “County officer” means a sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county auditor, or county purchasing agent. The term does not include a county officer as defined by Section 159.002.
(2) “Precinct officer” means a constable.
(3) “County judicial officer” means a justice of the peace or a master, magistrate, or referee appointed by a justice of the peace.
(4) “County employee” does not include a person covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).