By: Thompson, Senfronia H.C.R. No. 92
73R4524 MPC-D
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The United States District Court for the Western
1-2 District of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the
1-3 5th Circuit, in the case of LULAC, Council No. 4434, vs. Clements,
1-4 have held that the state's current method of electing district
1-5 court judges, as applied in several counties, violates Section 2 of
1-6 the federal Voting Rights Act; and
1-7 WHEREAS, The policy of the State of Texas expressed in its
1-8 constitution and laws is that election of district court judges be
1-9 by partisan, popular election; and
1-10 WHEREAS, It is necessary that the policies of the state be
1-11 consistent with requirements of federal law, and it also is
1-12 desirable that the legislature express its preference for
1-13 resolution of the pending litigation; now, therefore, be it
1-14 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
1-15 hereby declare its finding that its preference as expressed herein
1-16 is consistent with all provisions of the Texas Constitution; and,
1-17 be it further
1-18 RESOLVED, That, in those counties affected by the LULAC
1-19 litigation, for district court elections in 1994 and thereafter,
1-20 judges be elected from places composed of state representative
1-21 districts, commissioners court precincts, or justice precincts as
1-22 assigned by the legislature; and, be it further
1-23 RESOLVED, That Subchapter A, Chapter 24, Government Code, be
1-24 amended by adding Section 24.0015 to read as follows:
2-1 Sec. 24.0015. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF JUDGES. A district
2-2 judge elected by place from an area that is less than the entire
2-3 judicial district may, but need not, be a resident of the area from
2-4 which elected.; and, be it further
2-5 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1995, Subchapter C,
2-6 Chapter 24, Government Code, be amended by adding Sections
2-7 24.523-24.530 to read as follows:
2-8 Sec. 24.523. 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a)
2-9 The 378th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-10 (b) The district has 35 judges who are elected from state
2-11 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
2-12 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
2-13 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
2-14 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
2-15 places:
2-16 (1) places 1 and 26 shall be elected by voters
2-17 residing in state representative district 126;
2-18 (2) places 2 and 27 shall be elected by voters
2-19 residing in state representative district 127;
2-20 (3) places 3 and 28 shall be elected by voters
2-21 residing in state representative district 128;
2-22 (4) places 4 and 29 shall be elected by voters
2-23 residing in state representative district 129;
2-24 (5) places 5 and 30 shall be elected by voters
2-25 residing in state representative district 130;
2-26 (6) places 6 and 31 shall be elected by voters
2-27 residing in state representative district 131;
3-1 (7) places 7 and 32 shall be elected by voters
3-2 residing in state representative district 132;
3-3 (8) places 8 and 33 shall be elected by voters
3-4 residing in state representative district 133;
3-5 (9) places 9 and 34 shall be elected by voters
3-6 residing in state representative district 134;
3-7 (10) places 10 and 35 shall be elected by voters
3-8 residing in state representative district 135;
3-9 (11) place 11 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-10 state representative district 136;
3-11 (12) place 12 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-12 state representative district 137;
3-13 (13) place 13 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-14 state representative district 138;
3-15 (14) place 14 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-16 state representative district 139;
3-17 (15) place 15 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-18 state representative district 140;
3-19 (16) place 16 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-20 state representative district 141;
3-21 (17) place 17 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-22 state representative district 142;
3-23 (18) place 18 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-24 state representative district 143;
3-25 (19) place 19 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-26 state representative district 144;
3-27 (20) place 20 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-1 state representative district 145;
4-2 (21) place 21 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-3 state representative district 146;
4-4 (22) place 22 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-5 state representative district 147;
4-6 (23) place 23 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-7 state representative district 148;
4-8 (24) place 24 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-9 state representative district 149; and
4-10 (25) place 25 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-11 state representative district 150.
4-12 Sec. 24.524. 379TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a)
4-13 The 379th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.
4-14 (b) The district has 30 judges who are elected from state
4-15 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
4-16 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
4-17 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
4-18 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
4-19 places:
4-20 (1) places 1 and 17 shall be elected by voters
4-21 residing in state representative district 99;
4-22 (2) places 2 and 18 shall be elected by voters
4-23 residing in state representative district 100;
4-24 (3) places 3 and 19 shall be elected by voters
4-25 residing in state representative district 101;
4-26 (4) places 4 and 20 shall be elected by voters
4-27 residing in state representative district 102;
5-1 (5) places 5 and 21 shall be elected by voters
5-2 residing in state representative district 103;
5-3 (6) places 6 and 22 shall be elected by voters
5-4 residing in state representative district 104;
5-5 (7) places 7 and 23 shall be elected by voters
5-6 residing in state representative district 105;
5-7 (8) places 8 and 24 shall be elected by voters
5-8 residing in state representative district 106;
5-9 (9) places 9 and 25 shall be elected by voters
5-10 residing in state representative district 107;
5-11 (10) places 10 and 26 shall be elected by voters
5-12 residing in state representative district 108;
5-13 (11) places 11 and 27 shall be elected by voters
5-14 residing in state representative district 109;
5-15 (12) places 12 and 28 shall be elected by voters
5-16 residing in state representative district 110;
5-17 (13) places 13 and 29 shall be elected by voters
5-18 residing in state representative district 111;
5-19 (14) places 14 and 30 shall be elected by voters
5-20 residing in state representative district 112;
5-21 (15) place 15 shall be elected by voters residing in
5-22 state representative district 113; and
5-23 (16) place 16 shall be elected by voters residing in
5-24 state representative district 114.
5-25 Sec. 24.525. 380TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a)
5-26 The 380th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.
5-27 (b) The district has 14 judges who are elected from state
6-1 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
6-2 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
6-3 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
6-4 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
6-5 places:
6-6 (1) places 1 and 11 shall be elected by voters
6-7 residing in state representative district 89;
6-8 (2) places 2 and 12 shall be elected by voters
6-9 residing in state representative district 90;
6-10 (3) places 3 and 13 shall be elected by voters
6-11 residing in state representative district 91;
6-12 (4) places 4 and 14 shall be elected by voters
6-13 residing in state representative district 92;
6-14 (5) place 5 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-15 state representative district 93;
6-16 (6) place 6 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-17 state representative district 94;
6-18 (7) place 7 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-19 state representative district 95;
6-20 (8) place 8 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-21 state representative district 96;
6-22 (9) place 9 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-23 state representative district 97; and
6-24 (10) place 10 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-25 state representative district 98.
6-26 Sec. 24.526. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a)
6-27 The 381st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.
7-1 (b) The district has 13 judges who are elected from state
7-2 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
7-3 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
7-4 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
7-5 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
7-6 places:
7-7 (1) places 1 and 12 shall be elected by voters
7-8 residing in state representative district 115;
7-9 (2) places 2 and 13 shall be elected by voters
7-10 residing in state representative district 116;
7-11 (3) place 3 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-12 state representative district 117;
7-13 (4) place 4 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-14 state representative district 118;
7-15 (5) place 5 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-16 state representative district 119;
7-17 (6) place 6 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-18 state representative district 120;
7-19 (7) place 7 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-20 state representative district 121;
7-21 (8) place 8 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-22 state representative district 122;
7-23 (9) place 9 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-24 state representative district 123;
7-25 (10) place 10 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-26 state representative district 124; and
7-27 (11) place 11 shall be elected by voters residing in
8-1 state representative district 125.
8-2 Sec. 24.527. 382ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY).
8-3 (a) The 382nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County.
8-4 (b) The district has six judges who are elected from state
8-5 representative districts and parts of state representative
8-6 districts as provided by Subsection (c). For purposes of this
8-7 section, a state representative district is composed of the area in
8-8 the district on January 1, 1993.
8-9 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
8-10 places:
8-11 (1) places 1 and 3 shall be elected by voters residing
8-12 in state representative district 22; and
8-13 (2) places 2, 4, 5, and 6 shall be elected by voters
8-14 residing in state representative district 21 and the voters
8-15 residing in that part of state representative district 19 in
8-16 Jefferson County.
8-17 Sec. 24.528. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). (a)
8-18 The 383rd Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County.
8-19 (b) The district has three judges who are elected from
8-20 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
8-21 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
8-22 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
8-23 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
8-24 places:
8-25 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
8-26 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Lubbock County;
8-27 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-1 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Lubbock County; and
9-2 (3) place 3 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-3 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Lubbock County.
9-4 Sec. 24.529. 384TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (a)
9-5 The 384th Judicial District is composed of Ector County.
9-6 (b) The district has two judges who are elected from
9-7 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
9-8 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
9-9 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
9-10 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
9-11 places:
9-12 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-13 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Ector County; and
9-14 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-15 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Ector County.
9-16 Sec. 24.530. 385TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). (a)
9-17 The 385th Judicial District is composed of Midland County.
9-18 (b) The district has two judges who are elected from
9-19 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
9-20 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
9-21 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
9-22 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
9-23 places:
9-24 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-25 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Midland County; and
9-26 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-27 Commissioners Court Precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 4 of Midland County.;
10-1 and, be it further
10-2 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.523(b)
10-3 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
10-4 follows:
10-5 (b) The district has 59 <35> judges who are elected from
10-6 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
10-7 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
10-8 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
10-9 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
10-10 places:
10-11 (1) places 1 and 26 shall be elected by voters
10-12 residing in state representative district 126;
10-13 (2) places 2 and 27 shall be elected by voters
10-14 residing in state representative district 127;
10-15 (3) places 3 and 28 shall be elected by voters
10-16 residing in state representative district 128;
10-17 (4) places 4 and 29 shall be elected by voters
10-18 residing in state representative district 129;
10-19 (5) places 5 and 30 shall be elected by voters
10-20 residing in state representative district 130;
10-21 (6) places 6, <and> 31, and 51 shall be elected by
10-22 voters residing in state representative district 131;
10-23 (7) places 7 and 32 shall be elected by voters
10-24 residing in state representative district 132;
10-25 (8) places 8 and 33 shall be elected by voters
10-26 residing in state representative district 133;
10-27 (9) places 9 and 34 shall be elected by voters
11-1 residing in state representative district 134;
11-2 (10) places 10 and 35 shall be elected by voters
11-3 residing in state representative district 135;
11-4 (11) places <place> 11 and 36 shall be elected by
11-5 voters residing in state representative district 136;
11-6 (12) places <place> 12 and 37 shall be elected by
11-7 voters residing in state representative district 137;
11-8 (13) places <place> 13 and 38 shall be elected by
11-9 voters residing in state representative district 138;
11-10 (14) places <place> 14 and 39 shall be elected by
11-11 voters residing in state representative district 139;
11-12 (15) places <place> 15, 40, and 52 shall be elected by
11-13 voters residing in state representative district 140;
11-14 (16) places <place> 16, 41, and 53 shall be elected by
11-15 voters residing in state representative district 141;
11-16 (17) places <place> 17, 42, and 54 shall be elected by
11-17 voters residing in state representative district 142;
11-18 (18) places <place> 18, 43, and 55 shall be elected by
11-19 voters residing in state representative district 143;
11-20 (19) places <place> 19 and 44 shall be elected by
11-21 voters residing in state representative district 144;
11-22 (20) places <place> 20, 45, and 56 shall be elected by
11-23 voters residing in state representative district 145;
11-24 (21) places <place> 21, 46, and 57 shall be elected by
11-25 voters residing in state representative district 146;
11-26 (22) places <place> 22, 47, and 58 shall be elected by
11-27 voters residing in state representative district 147;
12-1 (23) places <place> 23, 48, and 59 shall be elected by
12-2 voters residing in state representative district 148;
12-3 (24) places <place> 24 and 49 shall be elected by
12-4 voters residing in state representative district 149; and
12-5 (25) places <place> 25 and 50 shall be elected by
12-6 voters residing in state representative district 150.; and, be it
12-7 further
12-8 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.524(b)
12-9 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
12-10 follows:
12-11 (b) The district has 37 <30> judges who are elected from
12-12 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
12-13 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
12-14 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
12-15 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
12-16 places:
12-17 (1) places 1 and 17 shall be elected by voters
12-18 residing in state representative district 99;
12-19 (2) places 2, <and> 18, and 33 shall be elected by
12-20 voters residing in state representative district 100;
12-21 (3) places 3 and 19 shall be elected by voters
12-22 residing in state representative district 101;
12-23 (4) places 4 and 20 shall be elected by voters
12-24 residing in state representative district 102;
12-25 (5) places 5 and 21 shall be elected by voters
12-26 residing in state representative district 103;
12-27 (6) places 6, <and> 22, and 34 shall be elected by
13-1 voters residing in state representative district 104;
13-2 (7) places 7 and 23 shall be elected by voters
13-3 residing in state representative district 105;
13-4 (8) places 8 and 24 shall be elected by voters
13-5 residing in state representative district 106;
13-6 (9) places 9 and 25 shall be elected by voters
13-7 residing in state representative district 107;
13-8 (10) places 10 and 26 shall be elected by voters
13-9 residing in state representative district 108;
13-10 (11) places 11, <and> 27, and 35 shall be elected by
13-11 voters residing in state representative district 109;
13-12 (12) places 12, <and> 28, and 36 shall be elected by
13-13 voters residing in state representative district 110;
13-14 (13) places 13, <and> 29, and 37 shall be elected by
13-15 voters residing in state representative district 111;
13-16 (14) places 14 and 30 shall be elected by voters
13-17 residing in state representative district 112;
13-18 (15) places <place> 15 and 31 shall be elected by
13-19 voters residing in state representative district 113; and
13-20 (16) places <place> 16 and 32 shall be elected by
13-21 voters residing in state representative district 114.; and, be it
13-22 further
13-23 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.525(b)
13-24 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
13-25 follows:
13-26 (b) The district has 25 <14> judges who are elected from
13-27 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
14-1 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
14-2 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
14-3 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
14-4 places:
14-5 (1) places 1, <and> 11, and 21 shall be elected by
14-6 voters residing in state representative district 89;
14-7 (2) places 2, <and> 12, and 22 shall be elected by
14-8 voters residing in state representative district 90;
14-9 (3) places 3 and 13 shall be elected by voters
14-10 residing in state representative district 91;
14-11 (4) places 4 and 14 shall be elected by voters
14-12 residing in state representative district 92;
14-13 (5) places <place> 5, 15, and 23 shall be elected by
14-14 voters residing in state representative district 93;
14-15 (6) places <place> 6 and 16 shall be elected by voters
14-16 residing in state representative district 94;
14-17 (7) places <place> 7, 17, and 24 shall be elected by
14-18 voters residing in state representative district 95;
14-19 (8) places <place> 8, 18, and 25 shall be elected by
14-20 voters residing in state representative district 96;
14-21 (9) places <place> 9 and 19 shall be elected by voters
14-22 residing in state representative district 97; and
14-23 (10) places <place> 10 and 20 shall be elected by
14-24 voters residing in state representative district 98.; and, be it
14-25 further
14-26 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.526(b)
14-27 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
15-1 follows:
15-2 (b) The district has 19 <13> judges who are elected from
15-3 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
15-4 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
15-5 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
15-6 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
15-7 places:
15-8 (1) places 1 and 12 shall be elected by voters
15-9 residing in state representative district 115;
15-10 (2) places 2 and 13 shall be elected by voters
15-11 residing in state representative district 116;
15-12 (3) places <place> 3 and 14 shall be elected by voters
15-13 residing in state representative district 117;
15-14 (4) places <place> 4 and 15 shall be elected by voters
15-15 residing in state representative district 118;
15-16 (5) places <place> 5 and 16 shall be elected by voters
15-17 residing in state representative district 119;
15-18 (6) places <place> 6 and 17 shall be elected by voters
15-19 residing in state representative district 120;
15-20 (7) place 7 shall be elected by voters residing in
15-21 state representative district 121;
15-22 (8) place 8 shall be elected by voters residing in
15-23 state representative district 122;
15-24 (9) place 9 shall be elected by voters residing in
15-25 state representative district 123;
15-26 (10) places <place> 10 and 18 shall be elected by
15-27 voters residing in state representative district 124; and
16-1 (11) places <place> 11 and 19 shall be elected by
16-2 voters residing in state representative district 125.; and, be it
16-3 further
16-4 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.527(b)
16-5 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
16-6 follows:
16-7 (b) The district has eight <six> judges who are elected from
16-8 state representative districts and parts of state representative
16-9 districts as provided by Subsection (c). For purposes of this
16-10 section, a state representative district is composed of the area in
16-11 the district on January 1, 1993.
16-12 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
16-13 places:
16-14 (1) places 1, <and> 3, and 7 shall be elected by
16-15 voters residing in state representative district 22; and
16-16 (2) places 2, 4, 5, <and> 6, and 8 shall be elected by
16-17 voters residing in state representative district 21 and the voters
16-18 residing in that part of state representative district 19 in
16-19 Jefferson County.; and, be it further
16-20 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.528(b)
16-21 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
16-22 follows:
16-23 (b) The district has six <three> judges who are elected from
16-24 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
16-25 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
16-26 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
16-27 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
17-1 places:
17-2 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-3 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Lubbock County;
17-4 (2) places <place> 2 and 4 shall be elected by voters
17-5 residing in Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Lubbock County;
17-6 <and>
17-7 (3) places <place> 3 and 5 shall be elected by voters
17-8 residing in Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Lubbock County;
17-9 and
17-10 (4) place 6 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-11 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 4 of Lubbock County.; and, be it
17-12 further
17-13 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.529(b)
17-14 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
17-15 follows:
17-16 (b) The district has four <two> judges who are elected from
17-17 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
17-18 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
17-19 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
17-20 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
17-21 places:
17-22 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-23 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Ector County; <and>
17-24 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-25 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Ector County;
17-26 (3) place 3 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-27 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Ector County; and
18-1 (4) place 4 shall be elected by voters residing in
18-2 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 4 of Ector County.; and, be it
18-3 further
18-4 RESOLVED, That, effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.530(b)
18-5 and (c), Government Code, as proposed herein, be amended to read as
18-6 follows:
18-7 (b) The district has three <two> judges who are elected from
18-8 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
18-9 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
18-10 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
18-11 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
18-12 places:
18-13 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
18-14 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Midland County; and
18-15 (2) places <place> 2 and 3 shall be elected by voters
18-16 residing in Commissioners Court Precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 4 of
18-17 Midland County.; and, be it further
18-18 RESOLVED, That, (a) effective January 1, 1995, the following
18-19 sections of the Government Code be repealed:
18-20 (1) 24.157, 24.215, 24.256, 24.273, 24.362, 24.363,
18-21 24.364, 24.365, 24.368, 24.387, 24.388, 24.406, 24.407, 24.409,
18-22 24.411, 24.422, 24.423, 24.424, 24.425, 24.434, 24.439, 24.440,
18-23 24.446, 24.447, 24.457, 24.458, 24.472, 24.616, 24.617, 24.618,
18-24 24.619, 24.620, 24.621, 24.622, and 24.623;
18-25 (2) 24.146, 24.170, 24.203, 24.218, 24.236, 24.257,
18-26 24.370, 24.371, 24.372, 24.373, 24.382, 24.383, 24.431, 24.432,
18-27 24.433, 24.442, 24.459, 24.460, 24.468, 24.469, 24.475, 24.508,
19-1 24.609, 24.610, 24.611, 24.612, 24.613, 24.638, 24.901, and 24.905;
19-2 (3) 24.352, 24.408, 24.410, 24.413, 24.474, 24.516,
19-3 24.517, 24.630, 24.631, 24.632, 24.633, 24.910, 24.912, and 24.913;
19-4 (4) 24.147, 24.245, 24.249, 24.274, 24.366, 24.402,
19-5 24.403, 24.404, 24.405, 24.462, 24.465, 24.466, and 24.467;
19-6 (5) 24.160, 24.359, 24.429, 24.456, 24.625, and
19-7 24.920;
19-8 (6) 24.239, 24.414, and 24.509;
19-9 (7) 24.421 and 24.504; and
19-10 (8) 24.415 and 24.626;
19-11 (b) a judicial district created by a section of the
19-12 Government Code that is repealed pursuant to Section (a) of this
19-13 clause be abolished January 1, 1995; and, be it further
19-14 RESOLVED, That, (a) effective January 1, 1997, the following
19-15 sections of the Government Code be repealed:
19-16 (1) 24.112, 24.163, 24.182, 24.227, 24.229, 24.231,
19-17 24.235, 24.250, 24.251, 24.261, 24.262, 24.267, 24.269, 24.270,
19-18 24.271, 24.272, 24.369, 24.394, 24.479, 24.480, 24.483, 24.484,
19-19 24.485, and 24.497;
19-20 (2) 24.115, 24.197, 24.259, 24.374, 24.902, 24.903,
19-21 and 24.904;
19-22 (3) 24.118, 24.150, 24.169, 24.198, 24.252, 24.392,
19-23 24.488, 24.494, 24.498, 24.639, and 24.911;
19-24 (4) 24.139, 24.159, 24.175, 24.233, 24.263, and
19-25 24.268;
19-26 (5) 24.162 and 24.238;
19-27 (6) 24.201 and 24.242;
20-1 (7) 24.172 and 24.258; and
20-2 (8) 24.243;
20-3 (b) a judicial district created by a section of the
20-4 Government Code that is repealed pursuant to Section (a) of this
20-5 clause be abolished January 1, 1997; and, be it further
20-6 RESOLVED, That, (a) the judicial offices created pursuant to
20-7 the fourth resolving clause herein exist for purposes of the
20-8 primary and general elections for state and county officers in
20-9 1994;
20-10 (b) the judicial offices created pursuant to resolving
20-11 clauses five through twelve herein exist for purposes of the
20-12 primary and general elections for state and county officers in
20-13 1996.