From which sources does the Commission derive its authority?

• A. The Texas Administrative Code
• B. Article V, Section 1-a of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 33 Texas Government Code
• C. Article II of the Texas Constitution
• D. The Federal Constitution

Answer: (B)

The Commission gets its authority from the state’s own framework for the judiciary. Specifically, Article V, Section 1-a of the Texas Constitution provides the constitutional basis for creating and empowering such commissions related to the judiciary, and Chapter 33 of the Texas Government Code lays out the statutory structure, duties, and funding for the Commission. Together, these establish both why the Commission exists and what it can do.

The Texas Administrative Code contains rules agencies adopt to implement laws, but it doesn’t itself grant authority. Article II governs the legislative branch, not the source of judicial commissions, and the Federal Constitution governs federal matters, not state commissions.