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House Bill 4008 |
House Author: Chavez |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Shapleigh |
House Bill 4008 amends the Government Code to create two additional statutory county courts at law in El Paso County, to be designated as the County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 of El Paso County, Texas, and the County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 of El Paso County, Texas. The bill requires the El Paso Council of Judges, in determining the court to which a criminal misdemeanor case is transferred, to give preference to a county criminal court at law that is required to give preference to certain cases as provided by law, and it requires the County Criminal Court No. 4 to give preference to certain cases involving family violence and assault.