73R8247 RJA-D
By Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2038
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2038:
By Thompson of Harris C.S.H.B. No. 2038
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation of certain judicial districts.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Effective September 1, 1993, Subchapter C,
1-5 Chapter 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 24.523,
1-6 24.524, 24.525, 24.526, 24.527, 24.528, and 24.529 to read as
1-7 follows:
1-8 Sec. 24.523. 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a)
1-9 The 378th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.
1-10 (b) The 378th Judicial District shall give preference to
1-11 cases and proceedings under Titles 2 and 3, Family Code.
1-12 Sec. 24.524. 379TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND
1-13 STARR COUNTIES). The 379th Judicial District is composed of Duval,
1-14 Jim Hogg, and Starr counties.
1-15 Sec. 24.525. 380TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY).
1-16 The 380th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County.
1-17 Sec. 24.526. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a)
1-18 The 381st Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
1-19 (b) The 381st District Court shall give preference to
1-20 juvenile matters.
1-21 Sec. 24.527. 382ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY).
1-22 The 382nd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County.
1-23 Sec. 24.528. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). The
2-1 383rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County.
2-2 Sec. 24.529. 384TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY).
2-3 The 384th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County.
2-4 SECTION 2. Effective September 1, 1993, Subchapter D,
2-5 Chapter 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 24.640,
2-6 24.641, 24.642, 24.643, and 24.644 to read as follows:
2-7 Sec. 24.640. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
2-8 386th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-9 Sec. 24.641. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
2-10 387th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-11 Sec. 24.642. 388TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
2-12 388th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-13 Sec. 24.643. 389TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
2-14 389th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-15 Sec. 24.644. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
2-16 390th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-17 SECTION 3. Effective January 1, 1995, Subchapter C, Chapter
2-18 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 24.531 and
2-19 24.532 to read as follows:
2-20 Sec. 24.531. 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a)
2-21 The 391st Judicial District is composed of Denton County.
2-22 (b) The 391st District Court shall give preference to family
2-23 law matters.
2-24 Sec. 24.532. 392ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). The
2-25 392nd Judicial District is composed of Ellis County.
3-1 SECTION 4. The 378th, 379th, 380th, 381st, 382nd, 383rd,
3-2 384th, 386th, 387th, 388th, 389th, and 390th judicial districts are
3-3 created September 1, 1993.
3-4 SECTION 5. (a) The 391st and 392nd judicial districts are
3-5 created January 1, 1995.
3-6 (b) The initial vacancies in the offices of judge of the
3-7 391st and 392nd district courts shall be filled by election. The
3-8 offices exist for purposes of the primary and general election in
3-9 1994. A vacancy after the initial vacancy is filled as provided by
3-10 Article V, Section 28, of the Texas Constitution.
3-11 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the
3-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.