By: Ellis S.B. No. 379
73R4478 RJA-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to abolishing certain district courts, creating additional
1-3 district courts, and the election of district court judges in
1-4 certain counties.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. (a) This Act is a response to federal court
1-7 suits relating to the application of the federal Voting Rights Act
1-8 to state district judges in certain counties.
1-9 (b) For district court elections in those counties in 1994
1-10 and thereafter, judges shall be elected from places composed of
1-11 state representative districts, commissioners court precincts, or
1-12 justice precincts as assigned by the legislature.
1-13 (c) The legislature finds that this Act is consistent with
1-14 all provisions of the Texas Constitution.
1-15 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
1-16 amended by adding Section 24.0015 to read as follows:
1-17 Sec. 24.0015. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF JUDGES. A district
1-18 judge elected by place from an area that is less than the entire
1-19 judicial district may, but need not, be a resident of the area from
1-20 which elected.
1-21 SECTION 3. Effective January 1, 1995, Subchapter C, Chapter
1-22 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 24.523-24.530 to
1-23 read as follows:
1-24 Sec. 24.523. 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY).
2-1 (a) The 378th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
2-2 (b) The district has 35 judges who are elected from state
2-3 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
2-4 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
2-5 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
2-6 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
2-7 places:
2-8 (1) places 1 and 26 shall be elected by voters
2-9 residing in state representative district 126;
2-10 (2) places 2 and 27 shall be elected by voters
2-11 residing in state representative district 127;
2-12 (3) places 3 and 28 shall be elected by voters
2-13 residing in state representative district 128;
2-14 (4) places 4 and 29 shall be elected by voters
2-15 residing in state representative district 129;
2-16 (5) places 5 and 30 shall be elected by voters
2-17 residing in state representative district 130;
2-18 (6) places 6 and 31 shall be elected by voters
2-19 residing in state representative district 131;
2-20 (7) places 7 and 32 shall be elected by voters
2-21 residing in state representative district 132;
2-22 (8) places 8 and 33 shall be elected by voters
2-23 residing in state representative district 133;
2-24 (9) places 9 and 34 shall be elected by voters
2-25 residing in state representative district 134;
2-26 (10) places 10 and 35 shall be elected by voters
2-27 residing in state representative district 135;
3-1 (11) place 11 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-2 state representative district 136;
3-3 (12) place 12 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-4 state representative district 137;
3-5 (13) place 13 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-6 state representative district 138;
3-7 (14) place 14 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-8 state representative district 139;
3-9 (15) place 15 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-10 state representative district 140;
3-11 (16) place 16 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-12 state representative district 141;
3-13 (17) place 17 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-14 state representative district 142;
3-15 (18) place 18 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-16 state representative district 143;
3-17 (19) place 19 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-18 state representative district 144;
3-19 (20) place 20 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-20 state representative district 145;
3-21 (21) place 21 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-22 state representative district 146;
3-23 (22) place 22 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-24 state representative district 147;
3-25 (23) place 23 shall be elected by voters residing in
3-26 state representative district 148;
3-27 (24) place 24 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-1 state representative district 149; and
4-2 (25) place 25 shall be elected by voters residing in
4-3 state representative district 150.
4-4 Sec. 24.524. 379TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a)
4-5 The 379th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.
4-6 (b) The district has 30 judges who are elected from state
4-7 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
4-8 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
4-9 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
4-10 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
4-11 places:
4-12 (1) places 1 and 17 shall be elected by voters
4-13 residing in state representative district 99;
4-14 (2) places 2 and 18 shall be elected by voters
4-15 residing in state representative district 100;
4-16 (3) places 3 and 19 shall be elected by voters
4-17 residing in state representative district 101;
4-18 (4) places 4 and 20 shall be elected by voters
4-19 residing in state representative district 102;
4-20 (5) places 5 and 21 shall be elected by voters
4-21 residing in state representative district 103;
4-22 (6) places 6 and 22 shall be elected by voters
4-23 residing in state representative district 104;
4-24 (7) places 7 and 23 shall be elected by voters
4-25 residing in state representative district 105;
4-26 (8) places 8 and 24 shall be elected by voters
4-27 residing in state representative district 106;
5-1 (9) places 9 and 25 shall be elected by voters
5-2 residing in state representative district 107;
5-3 (10) places 10 and 26 shall be elected by voters
5-4 residing in state representative district 108;
5-5 (11) places 11 and 27 shall be elected by voters
5-6 residing in state representative district 109;
5-7 (12) places 12 and 28 shall be elected by voters
5-8 residing in state representative district 110;
5-9 (13) places 13 and 29 shall be elected by voters
5-10 residing in state representative district 111;
5-11 (14) places 14 and 30 shall be elected by voters
5-12 residing in state representative district 112;
5-13 (15) place 15 shall be elected by voters residing in
5-14 state representative district 113; and
5-15 (16) place 16 shall be elected by voters residing in
5-16 state representative district 114.
5-17 Sec. 24.525. 380TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a)
5-18 The 380th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.
5-19 (b) The district has 14 judges who are elected from state
5-20 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
5-21 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
5-22 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
5-23 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
5-24 places:
5-25 (1) places 1 and 11 shall be elected by voters
5-26 residing in state representative district 89;
5-27 (2) places 2 and 12 shall be elected by voters
6-1 residing in state representative district 90;
6-2 (3) places 3 and 13 shall be elected by voters
6-3 residing in state representative district 91;
6-4 (4) places 4 and 14 shall be elected by voters
6-5 residing in state representative district 92;
6-6 (5) place 5 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-7 state representative district 93;
6-8 (6) place 6 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-9 state representative district 94;
6-10 (7) place 7 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-11 state representative district 95;
6-12 (8) place 8 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-13 state representative district 96;
6-14 (9) place 9 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-15 state representative district 97; and
6-16 (10) place 10 shall be elected by voters residing in
6-17 state representative district 98.
6-18 Sec. 24.526. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a)
6-19 The 381st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.
6-20 (b) The district has 13 judges who are elected from state
6-21 representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
6-22 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
6-23 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
6-24 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
6-25 places:
6-26 (1) places 1 and 12 shall be elected by voters
6-27 residing in state representative district 115;
7-1 (2) places 2 and 13 shall be elected by voters
7-2 residing in state representative district 116;
7-3 (3) place 3 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-4 state representative district 117;
7-5 (4) place 4 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-6 state representative district 118;
7-7 (5) place 5 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-8 state representative district 119;
7-9 (6) place 6 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-10 state representative district 120;
7-11 (7) place 7 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-12 state representative district 121;
7-13 (8) place 8 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-14 state representative district 122;
7-15 (9) place 9 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-16 state representative district 123;
7-17 (10) place 10 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-18 state representative district 124; and
7-19 (11) place 11 shall be elected by voters residing in
7-20 state representative district 125.
7-21 Sec. 24.527. 382ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY).
7-22 (a) The 382nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County.
7-23 (b) The district has six judges who are elected from state
7-24 representative districts and parts of state representative
7-25 districts as provided by Subsection (c). For purposes of this
7-26 section, a state representative district is composed of the area in
7-27 the district on January 1, 1993.
8-1 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
8-2 places:
8-3 (1) places 1 and 3 shall be elected by voters residing
8-4 in state representative district 22; and
8-5 (2) places 2, 4, 5, and 6 shall be elected by voters
8-6 residing in state representative district 21 and the voters
8-7 residing in that part of state representative district 19 in
8-8 Jefferson County.
8-9 Sec. 24.528. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). (a)
8-10 The 383rd Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County.
8-11 (b) The district has three judges who are elected from
8-12 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
8-13 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
8-14 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
8-15 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
8-16 places:
8-17 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
8-18 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Lubbock County;
8-19 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
8-20 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Lubbock County; and
8-21 (3) place 3 shall be elected by voters residing in
8-22 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Lubbock County.
8-23 Sec. 24.529. 384TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (a)
8-24 The 384th Judicial District is composed of Ector County.
8-25 (b) The district has two judges who are elected from
8-26 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
8-27 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
9-1 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
9-2 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
9-3 places:
9-4 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-5 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Ector County; and
9-6 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-7 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Ector County.
9-8 Sec. 24.530. 385TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). (a)
9-9 The 385th Judicial District is composed of Midland County.
9-10 (b) The district has two judges who are elected from
9-11 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
9-12 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
9-13 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
9-14 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
9-15 places:
9-16 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-17 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Midland County; and
9-18 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
9-19 Commissioners Court Precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 4 of Midland County.
9-20 SECTION 4. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.523(b) and
9-21 (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
9-22 amended to read as follows:
9-23 (b) The district has 59 <35> judges who are elected from
9-24 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
9-25 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
9-26 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
9-27 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
10-1 places:
10-2 (1) places 1 and 26 shall be elected by voters
10-3 residing in state representative district 126;
10-4 (2) places 2 and 27 shall be elected by voters
10-5 residing in state representative district 127;
10-6 (3) places 3 and 28 shall be elected by voters
10-7 residing in state representative district 128;
10-8 (4) places 4 and 29 shall be elected by voters
10-9 residing in state representative district 129;
10-10 (5) places 5 and 30 shall be elected by voters
10-11 residing in state representative district 130;
10-12 (6) places 6, <and> 31, and 51 shall be elected by
10-13 voters residing in state representative district 131;
10-14 (7) places 7 and 32 shall be elected by voters
10-15 residing in state representative district 132;
10-16 (8) places 8 and 33 shall be elected by voters
10-17 residing in state representative district 133;
10-18 (9) places 9 and 34 shall be elected by voters
10-19 residing in state representative district 134;
10-20 (10) places 10 and 35 shall be elected by voters
10-21 residing in state representative district 135;
10-22 (11) places <place> 11 and 36 shall be elected by
10-23 voters residing in state representative district 136;
10-24 (12) places <place> 12 and 37 shall be elected by
10-25 voters residing in state representative district 137;
10-26 (13) places <place> 13 and 38 shall be elected by
10-27 voters residing in state representative district 138;
11-1 (14) places <place> 14 and 39 shall be elected by
11-2 voters residing in state representative district 139;
11-3 (15) places <place> 15, 40, and 52 shall be elected by
11-4 voters residing in state representative district 140;
11-5 (16) places <place> 16, 41, and 53 shall be elected by
11-6 voters residing in state representative district 141;
11-7 (17) places <place> 17, 42, and 54 shall be elected by
11-8 voters residing in state representative district 142;
11-9 (18) places <place> 18, 43, and 55 shall be elected by
11-10 voters residing in state representative district 143;
11-11 (19) places <place> 19 and 44 shall be elected by
11-12 voters residing in state representative district 144;
11-13 (20) places <place> 20, 45, and 56 shall be elected by
11-14 voters residing in state representative district 145;
11-15 (21) places <place> 21, 46, and 57 shall be elected by
11-16 voters residing in state representative district 146;
11-17 (22) places <place> 22, 47, and 58 shall be elected by
11-18 voters residing in state representative district 147;
11-19 (23) places <place> 23, 48, and 59 shall be elected by
11-20 voters residing in state representative district 148;
11-21 (24) places <place> 24 and 49 shall be elected by
11-22 voters residing in state representative district 149; and
11-23 (25) places <place> 25 and 50 shall be elected by
11-24 voters residing in state representative district 150.
11-25 SECTION 5. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.524(b) and
11-26 (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
11-27 amended to read as follows:
12-1 (b) The district has 37 <30> judges who are elected from
12-2 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
12-3 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
12-4 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
12-5 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
12-6 places:
12-7 (1) places 1 and 17 shall be elected by voters
12-8 residing in state representative district 99;
12-9 (2) places 2, <and> 18, and 33 shall be elected by
12-10 voters residing in state representative district 100;
12-11 (3) places 3 and 19 shall be elected by voters
12-12 residing in state representative district 101;
12-13 (4) places 4 and 20 shall be elected by voters
12-14 residing in state representative district 102;
12-15 (5) places 5 and 21 shall be elected by voters
12-16 residing in state representative district 103;
12-17 (6) places 6, <and> 22, and 34 shall be elected by
12-18 voters residing in state representative district 104;
12-19 (7) places 7 and 23 shall be elected by voters
12-20 residing in state representative district 105;
12-21 (8) places 8 and 24 shall be elected by voters
12-22 residing in state representative district 106;
12-23 (9) places 9 and 25 shall be elected by voters
12-24 residing in state representative district 107;
12-25 (10) places 10 and 26 shall be elected by voters
12-26 residing in state representative district 108;
12-27 (11) places 11, <and> 27, and 35 shall be elected by
13-1 voters residing in state representative district 109;
13-2 (12) places 12, <and> 28, and 36 shall be elected by
13-3 voters residing in state representative district 110;
13-4 (13) places 13, <and> 29, and 37 shall be elected by
13-5 voters residing in state representative district 111;
13-6 (14) places 14 and 30 shall be elected by voters
13-7 residing in state representative district 112;
13-8 (15) places <place> 15 and 31 shall be elected by
13-9 voters residing in state representative district 113; and
13-10 (16) places <place> 16 and 32 shall be elected by
13-11 voters residing in state representative district 114.
13-12 SECTION 6. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.525(b) and
13-13 (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
13-14 amended to read as follows:
13-15 (b) The district has 25 <14> judges who are elected from
13-16 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
13-17 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
13-18 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
13-19 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
13-20 places:
13-21 (1) places 1, <and> 11, and 21 shall be elected by
13-22 voters residing in state representative district 89;
13-23 (2) places 2, <and> 12, and 22 shall be elected by
13-24 voters residing in state representative district 90;
13-25 (3) places 3 and 13 shall be elected by voters
13-26 residing in state representative district 91;
13-27 (4) places 4 and 14 shall be elected by voters
14-1 residing in state representative district 92;
14-2 (5) places <place> 5, 15, and 23 shall be elected by
14-3 voters residing in state representative district 93;
14-4 (6) places <place> 6 and 16 shall be elected by voters
14-5 residing in state representative district 94;
14-6 (7) places <place> 7, 17, and 24 shall be elected by
14-7 voters residing in state representative district 95;
14-8 (8) places <place> 8, 18, and 25 shall be elected by
14-9 voters residing in state representative district 96;
14-10 (9) places <place> 9 and 19 shall be elected by voters
14-11 residing in state representative district 97; and
14-12 (10) places <place> 10 and 20 shall be elected by
14-13 voters residing in state representative district 98.
14-14 SECTION 7. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.526(b) and
14-15 (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
14-16 amended to read as follows:
14-17 (b) The district has 19 <13> judges who are elected from
14-18 state representative districts as provided by Subsection (c). For
14-19 purposes of this section, a state representative district is
14-20 composed of the area in the district on January 1, 1993.
14-21 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
14-22 places:
14-23 (1) places 1 and 12 shall be elected by voters
14-24 residing in state representative district 115;
14-25 (2) places 2 and 13 shall be elected by voters
14-26 residing in state representative district 116;
14-27 (3) places <place> 3 and 14 shall be elected by voters
15-1 residing in state representative district 117;
15-2 (4) places <place> 4 and 15 shall be elected by voters
15-3 residing in state representative district 118;
15-4 (5) places <place> 5 and 16 shall be elected by voters
15-5 residing in state representative district 119;
15-6 (6) places <place> 6 and 17 shall be elected by voters
15-7 residing in state representative district 120;
15-8 (7) place 7 shall be elected by voters residing in
15-9 state representative district 121;
15-10 (8) place 8 shall be elected by voters residing in
15-11 state representative district 122;
15-12 (9) place 9 shall be elected by voters residing in
15-13 state representative district 123;
15-14 (10) places <place> 10 and 18 shall be elected by
15-15 voters residing in state representative district 124; and
15-16 (11) places <place> 11 and 19 shall be elected by
15-17 voters residing in state representative district 125.
15-18 SECTION 8. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.527(b) and
15-19 (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
15-20 amended to read as follows:
15-21 (b) The district has eight <six> judges who are elected from
15-22 state representative districts and parts of state representative
15-23 districts as provided by Subsection (c). For purposes of this
15-24 section, a state representative district is composed of the area in
15-25 the district on January 1, 1993.
15-26 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
15-27 places:
16-1 (1) places 1, <and> 3, and 7 shall be elected by
16-2 voters residing in state representative district 22; and
16-3 (2) places 2, 4, 5, <and> 6, and 8 shall be elected by
16-4 voters residing in state representative district 21 and the voters
16-5 residing in that part of state representative district 19 in
16-6 Jefferson County.
16-7 SECTION 9. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.528(b) and
16-8 (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
16-9 amended to read as follows:
16-10 (b) The district has six <three> judges who are elected from
16-11 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
16-12 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
16-13 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
16-14 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
16-15 places:
16-16 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
16-17 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Lubbock County;
16-18 (2) places <place> 2 and 4 shall be elected by voters
16-19 residing in Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Lubbock County;
16-20 <and>
16-21 (3) places <place> 3 and 5 shall be elected by voters
16-22 residing in Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Lubbock County;
16-23 and
16-24 (4) place 6 shall be elected by voters residing in
16-25 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 4 of Lubbock County.
16-26 SECTION 10. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.529(b)
16-27 and (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
17-1 amended to read as follows:
17-2 (b) The district has four <two> judges who are elected from
17-3 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
17-4 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
17-5 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
17-6 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
17-7 places:
17-8 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-9 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 1 of Ector County; <and>
17-10 (2) place 2 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-11 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 2 of Ector County;
17-12 (3) place 3 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-13 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Ector County; and
17-14 (4) place 4 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-15 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 4 of Ector County.
17-16 SECTION 11. Effective January 1, 1997, Sections 24.530(b)
17-17 and (c), Government Code, as added by Section 3 of this Act, are
17-18 amended to read as follows:
17-19 (b) The district has three <two> judges who are elected from
17-20 commissioners court precincts as provided by Subsection (c). For
17-21 purposes of this section, a commissioners court precinct is
17-22 composed of the area in the precinct on January 1, 1993.
17-23 (c) One judge shall be elected for each of the following
17-24 places:
17-25 (1) place 1 shall be elected by voters residing in
17-26 Commissioners Court Precinct No. 3 of Midland County; and
17-27 (2) places <place> 2 and 3 shall be elected by voters
18-1 residing in Commissioners Court Precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 4 of
18-2 Midland County.
18-3 SECTION 12. (a) Effective January 1, 1995, the following
18-4 sections of the Government Code are repealed:
18-5 (1) 24.157, 24.215, 24.256, 24.273, 24.362, 24.363,
18-6 24.364, 24.365, 24.368, 24.387, 24.388, 24.406, 24.407, 24.409,
18-7 24.411, 24.422, 24.423, 24.424, 24.425, 24.434, 24.439, 24.440,
18-8 24.446, 24.447, 24.457, 24.458, 24.472, 24.616, 24.617, 24.618,
18-9 24.619, 24.620, 24.621, 24.622, and 24.623;
18-10 (2) 24.146, 24.170, 24.203, 24.218, 24.236, 24.257,
18-11 24.370, 24.371, 24.372, 24.373, 24.382, 24.383, 24.431, 24.432,
18-12 24.433, 24.442, 24.459, 24.460, 24.468, 24.469, 24.475, 24.508,
18-13 24.609, 24.610, 24.611, 24.612, 24.613, 24.638, 24.901, and 24.905;
18-14 (3) 24.352, 24.408, 24.410, 24.413, 24.474, 24.516,
18-15 24.517, 24.630, 24.631, 24.632, 24.633, 24.910, 24.912, and 24.913;
18-16 (4) 24.147, 24.245, 24.249, 24.274, 24.366, 24.402,
18-17 24.403, 24.404, 24.405, 24.462, 24.465, 24.466, and 24.467;
18-18 (5) 24.160, 24.359, 24.429, 24.456, 24.625, and
18-19 24.920;
18-20 (6) 24.239, 24.414, and 24.509;
18-21 (7) 24.421 and 24.504; and
18-22 (8) 24.415 and 24.626.
18-23 (b) A judicial district created by a section of the
18-24 Government Code that is repealed by Subsection (a) of this section
18-25 is abolished January 1, 1995.
18-26 SECTION 13. (a) Effective January 1, 1997, the following
18-27 sections of the Government Code are repealed:
19-1 (1) 24.112, 24.163, 24.182, 24.227, 24.229, 24.231,
19-2 24.235, 24.250, 24.251, 24.261, 24.262, 24.267, 24.269, 24.270,
19-3 24.271, 24.272, 24.369, 24.394, 24.479, 24.480, 24.483, 24.484,
19-4 24.485, and 24.497;
19-5 (2) 24.115, 24.197, 24.259, 24.374, 24.902, 24.903,
19-6 and 24.904;
19-7 (3) 24.118, 24.150, 24.169, 24.198, 24.252, 24.392,
19-8 24.488, 24.494, 24.498, 24.639, and 24.911;
19-9 (4) 24.139, 24.159, 24.175, 24.233, 24.263, and
19-10 24.268;
19-11 (5) 24.162 and 24.238;
19-12 (6) 24.201 and 24.242;
19-13 (7) 24.172 and 24.258; and
19-14 (8) 24.243.
19-15 (b) A judicial district created by a section of the
19-16 Government Code that is repealed by Subsection (a) of this section
19-17 is abolished January 1, 1997.
19-18 SECTION 14. (a) The judicial offices created by Section 3
19-19 of this Act exist for purposes of the primary and general elections
19-20 for state and county officers in 1994.
19-21 (b) Not later than December 15, 1994, the judge of a
19-22 district court that is abolished by Section 12 of this Act shall
19-23 transfer all cases pending in the court to another district court
19-24 in the county. The court to which the cases are transferred may
19-25 not be a court that is abolished by Section 12 of this Act.
19-26 (c) The judicial offices created by Sections 4-11 of this
19-27 Act exist for purposes of the primary and general elections for
20-1 state and county officers in 1996.
20-2 (d) Not later than December 15, 1996, the judge of a
20-3 district court that is abolished by Section 13 of this Act shall
20-4 transfer all cases pending in the court to the district court in
20-5 the county that is created by Section 3 of this Act.
20-6 (e) When a case is transferred from one court to another as
20-7 provided by Subsection (b) or (d) of this section, all processes,
20-8 writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the
20-9 transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is
20-10 transferred as if originally issued by that court. The obligees in
20-11 all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a
20-12 case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a
20-13 court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear
20-14 before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally
20-15 required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made.
20-16 SECTION 15. (a) Sections 3-11, 12(a), and 13(a) of this Act
20-17 take effect as provided by those sections.
20-18 (b) Sections 1, 2, 12(b), 13(b), and 14 of this Act take
20-19 effect September 1, 1993.
20-20 SECTION 16. The importance of this legislation and the
20-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
20-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
20-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
20-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.