Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 3174 amends the Government Code to require that the Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District be held in the City of Corpus Christi, where it is currently held, and in the City of Edinburg. The bill establishes guidelines for the compensation and payment of benefits to the justices of the court and provides for the apportionment of the costs among the counties that are served by the court of appeals district. The bill also requires the commissioners court of each county in the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District to establish an appellate judicial system to assist the court of appeals for the county with processing appeals filed in other courts in the county, and it establishes guidelines for the administration of the system. House Bill 3174 authorizes each county to collect a fee of not more than $5 for each civil suit filed in the county to be used to fund the appellate judicial system.