1-1 By: Oliveira (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 1774
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 1995;
1-3 May 9, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 16, 1995, reported adversely, with favorable
1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0;
1-6 May 16, 1995, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1774 By: Henderson
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to certain courts in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy
1-11 counties.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 25.0331(a), Government Code, is amended
1-14 to read as follows:
1-15 (a) Cameron County has the following statutory county
1-16 courts:
1-17 (1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Cameron County; <and>
1-18 (2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Cameron County; and
1-19 (3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Cameron County.
1-20 SECTION 2. Section 25.0332(a), Government Code, is amended
1-21 to read as follows:
1-22 (a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
1-23 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Cameron County
1-24 has<:>
1-25 <(1) concurrent with the county court, the probate
1-26 jurisdiction provided by general law for county courts; and>
1-27 <(2)> concurrent jurisdiction with the district court
1-28 in:
1-29 (1) family law cases and proceedings; and
1-30 (2) juvenile matters <civil cases in which the amount
1-31 in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $100,000, excluding
1-32 interest>.
1-33 SECTION 3. Section 25.0332, Government Code, is amended by
1-34 adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
1-35 (b) The district court may transfer to a county court at law
1-36 any family law case or proceeding, any juvenile matter, or any
1-37 civil action over which the county court at law has jurisdiction.
1-38 SECTION 4. Section 25.0332(j), Government Code, is amended
1-39 to read as follows:
1-40 (j) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at
1-41 law for civil actions transferred under Subsection (b), family law
1-42 cases and proceedings, and juvenile matters, and the county clerk
1-43 serves as clerk for all other cases. The county clerk may appoint
1-44 a deputy to attend the county courts at law.
1-45 SECTION 5. Section 25.0332(k), Government Code, is amended
1-46 to read as follows:
1-47 (k) The county sheriff shall, either in person or by deputy,
1-48 attend the County Court at Law No. 1 of Cameron County as required
1-49 by the judge. The county sheriff serves the other county courts at
1-50 law <County Court at Law No. 2 of Cameron County> as provided by
1-51 Section 25.0010(b).
1-52 SECTION 6. Section 25.0332, Government Code, is amended by
1-53 adding Subsection (o) to read as follows:
1-54 (o) A person sitting in the capacity of a judge for County
1-55 Court at Law No. 3 of Cameron County may not sit as an assigned
1-56 judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson,
1-57 Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County.
1-58 SECTION 7. Section 24.195, Government Code, is amended to
1-59 read as follows:
1-60 Sec. 24.195. 93RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY).
1-61 (a) The 93rd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.
1-62 (b) The 93rd District Court shall give preference to all
1-63 cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. The 93rd
1-64 District Court is a family district court.
1-65 (c) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first
1-66 Mondays in January and July.
1-67 (d) <(c)> Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District
1-68 Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the
2-1 93rd District Court.
2-2 SECTION 8. Subsection (a), Section 24.209, Government Code,
2-3 is amended to read as follows:
2-4 (a) The 107th Judicial District is composed of Cameron and
2-5 Willacy counties. The court shall give preference to all
2-6 <criminal> cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. The
2-7 107th District Court is a family district court.
2-8 SECTION 9. Subsection (a), Section 24.240, Government Code,
2-9 is amended to read as follows:
2-10 (a) The 138th Judicial District is composed of Cameron and
2-11 Willacy counties. The court shall give preference to all
2-12 <criminal> cases and proceedings under the Family Code. The 138th
2-13 District Court is a family district court.
2-14 SECTION 10. Section 24.385, Government Code, is amended to
2-15 read as follows:
2-16 Sec. 24.385. 206TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY).
2-17 (a) The 206th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.
2-18 (b) The 206th District Court shall give preference to all
2-19 criminal cases. The 206th District Court is a criminal district
2-20 court for Hidalgo County.
2-21 SECTION 11. Section 24.452, Government Code, is amended to
2-22 read as follows:
2-23 Sec. 24.452. 275TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY).
2-24 (a) The 275th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.
2-25 (b) The 275th District Court shall give preference to all
2-26 cases and proceedings under the Family Code. The 275th District
2-27 Court is a family district court.
2-28 SECTION 12. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
2-29 SECTION 13. The importance of this legislation and the
2-30 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-31 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-32 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-33 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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