Tex. Gov't Code Section 558.003
Proceedings Before Political Subdivisions

(a)

In a proceeding before the governing body of a political subdivision in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by the governing body after an adjudicative hearing, the governing body shall supply for a party who is deaf or hearing impaired an interpreter who has qualifications approved by the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

(b)

In this section, “political subdivision” means a county, municipality, school district, special purpose district, or other subdivision of state government that has jurisdiction limited to a geographic portion of the state.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 558.003 — Proceedings Before Political Subdivisions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­558.­htm#558.­003 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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