To be eligible for appointment as judge or associate judge, a person shall be qualified as provided by article III, section 11, of the charter.
(Ordinance 486 adopted 5/1/1978; 1996 Code, sec. 1-2(3); Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)
There shall be a clerk of the municipal court of the city who shall have all the power and authority and obligations provided by law and shall have authority to receive and file complaints and to administer oaths in connection with the same. The city council may from time to time appoint deputy clerks who shall have the same powers as herein provided for the clerk of the court.
(Ordinance 486 adopted 5/1/1978; 1996 Code, sec. 1-2(6))
The procedure in the court shall be as provided in chapter 45 of the Code of Criminal Procedure governing procedure in municipal courts generally.
(Ordinance 486 adopted 5/1/1978; 1996 Code, sec. 1-2(8))
(a) 
A special expense of $25.00 will be imposed following issuance and service of a warrant of arrest for an offense under section 38.10, Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear, Texas Penal Code.
(b) 
A special expense of $25.00 will be imposed following issuance and service of a warrant of arrest for an offense under section 149, Violation of Promise to Appear, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (Transportation Code section 543.009).
(Ordinance 792 adopted 5/8/1989; 1996 Code, sec. 10-1)
(a) 
Establishment of fund.
(1) 
There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund, herein known as "the fund," pursuant to article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2) 
The fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may be maintained in the general revenue account.
(b) 
Amount of fee; assessment and collection.
(1) 
The fee shall be in the amount of four dollars ($4.00).
(2) 
The fee shall be assessed and collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court as a cost of court. A defendant is considered convicted if:
(A) 
Judgment, sentence, or both are imposed on the person;
(B) 
The person is placed on deferred disposition; or
(C) 
The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(3) 
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or after January 1, 2007.
(4) 
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the finance director of the city, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(c) 
Designated use of fund; administration.
(1) 
The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of or to maintain technology enhancements for the municipal court of the city. "Technology enhancements" shall include any and all items described in article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2) 
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 1234 adopted 12/11/2006; Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)