LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 9, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair    IN RE:  House Bill No. 1598
         Committee on Judicial Affairs                  By: Gallego
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas







FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1598 (relating to the organization of the district courts in
Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties
and the offices of the district attorneys of the 34th and 83rd
judicial districts) this office has determined the following:

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.

The bill would create the 394th judicial district and alter the
organization of the district courts in Brewster, Culberson,
Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties and the offices of
district attorneys of the 34th, 83rd and 210th judicial
districts.  Under the provisions of the bill, the state would
incur costs for the salary and benefits of a district judge for
the 394th judicial district. 



The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first  five years following passage
is estimated as follows:



          Fiscal  Probable Cost Out 
           Year   of General Revenue
                       Fund 001     
                                    
                                    
                                    

        1996                  $109,541

        1997                   109,541
        1998                   109,541

        1999                   109,541

        2000                   109,541


        
       Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.

The fiscal implications to the counties involved would depend on
the actions of local officials and cannot be determined.


Source:   Comptroller of Public Accounts
          LBB Staff: JK, DC, RR