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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Reeves |
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County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 25.1972(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section |
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25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (b), a |
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county court at law in Reeves County has: |
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(1) concurrent jurisdiction with the district court: |
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(A) in disputes ancillary to probate, eminent |
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domain, condemnation, or landlord and tenant matters relating to |
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the adjudication and determination of land titles and trusts, |
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whether testamentary, inter vivos, constructive, resulting, or any |
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other class or type of trust, regardless of the amount in |
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controversy or the remedy sought; |
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(B) over civil forfeitures, including surety |
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bond forfeitures without minimum or maximum limitation as to the |
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amount in controversy or remedy sought; |
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(C) in all actions by or against a personal |
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representative, in all actions involving an inter vivos trust, in |
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all actions involving a charitable trust, and in all actions |
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involving a testamentary trust, whether the matter is appertaining |
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to or incident to an estate; |
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(D) in proceedings under Title 3, Family Code; |
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and |
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(E) in family law cases and proceedings [any |
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proceeding involving an order relating to a child in the possession |
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or custody of the Department of Family and Protective Services or |
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for whom the court has appointed a temporary or permanent managing |
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conservator]; |
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(2) jurisdiction in mental health matters, original or |
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appellate, provided by law for constitutional county courts, |
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statutory county courts, or district courts with mental health |
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jurisdiction, including proceedings under: |
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(A) Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code; and |
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(B) Subtitles C and D, Title 7, Health and Safety |
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Code; |
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(3) jurisdiction over the collection and management of |
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estates of minors, persons with a mental illness or intellectual |
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disability, and deceased persons; and |
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(4) jurisdiction in all cases assigned, transferred, |
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or heard under Sections 74.054, 74.059, and 74.094. |
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(b) A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of: |
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(1) felony cases, except as otherwise provided by law; |
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(2) misdemeanors involving official misconduct unless |
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assigned under Sections 74.054 and 74.059; or |
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(3) contested elections[; or |
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[(4) except as provided by Subsections (a)(1)(D) and |
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(E), family law cases]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |