Brad Buckley, Texas State Representative of the 54th district (R) | https://x.com/BradBuckleyDVM
Brad Buckley, Texas State Representative of the 54th district (R) | https://x.com/BradBuckleyDVM
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County, Texas, who may be appointed by the Commissioners Court to serve in courts with criminal jurisdiction. Magistrates will have comparable authority to judges in justice of the peace courts and are required to either be an attorney licensed in Texas or have previously served as a justice of the peace or municipal court judge. Their powers and duties will be mandated by the Commissioners Court and may include giving admonishments, setting bail, appointing legal counsel, and managing other court-related matters. Magistrates are granted judicial immunity equivalent to that of a district judge. Additionally, the bill amends the list of officers recognized as magistrates in the Code of Criminal Procedure. If it does not achieve the necessary votes for immediate effect, the bill will take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Brad Buckley, chair of the House Committee on Public Education and member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, proposed another six bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Buckley graduated from Texas A&M University in 1989 with a BA.
Brad Buckley is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 54th House district. He replaced previous state representative Scott Cosper in 2019.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 110 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Texas Education Reform Task Force |
| HB 3 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program |
| HB 1429 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program |
| HB 1388 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to an indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system |
| HB 1383 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans |
| HB 4 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system |
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