HOUSE BILL 1979 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Chavez et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 01-01-02 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Shapleigh |
House Bill 1979 amends the Government Code to create County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 and County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 of El Paso County. The bill establishes the courts' jurisdiction and grants County Criminal Court No. 1 exclusive jurisdiction over environmental offenses. The bill also adds provisions to allow the transfer of cases and the exchange of benches between statutory county courts and district courts of El Paso County.