The jury in a district court is composed of 12 persons, except that the parties may agree to try a particular case with fewer than 12 jurors.
Tex. Gov't Code § 62.201
NUMBER OF JURORS
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Hill v. State (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Gutierrez (October 2017)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.