Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 594.038
Hearing Before Jury

(a)

The transfer hearing must be held before a jury unless a waiver of trial by jury is made in writing under oath by the resident, the parent if the resident is a minor, or the resident’s guardian of the person.

(b)

Notwithstanding the executed waiver, a jury shall determine the issue of the case if the resident, the parent, the guardian of the person, or the resident’s legal representative demands a jury trial at any time before the hearing’s determination is made.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 594.038 — Hearing Before Jury, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­594.­htm#594.­038 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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