By Puente H.B. No. 240 75R2196 SAW-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of five judicial districts composed of 1-3 Bexar County. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Sections 24.538, 24.540, 24.541, 24.544, and 1-7 24.545 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 24.538. 393RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) 1-9 The 393rd Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1-10 (b) The 393rd District Court shall give preference to 1-11 criminal cases. 1-12 Sec. 24.540. 395TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) 1-13 The 395th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1-14 (b) The 395th District Court shall give preference to civil 1-15 cases. 1-16 Sec. 24.541. 396TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) 1-17 The 396th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1-18 (b) The 396th District Court shall give preference to 1-19 juvenile matters. 1-20 Sec. 24.544. 399TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) 1-21 The 399th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1-22 (b) The 399th District Court shall give preference to 1-23 criminal cases. 1-24 Sec. 24.545. 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) 2-1 The 400th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 2-2 (b) The 400th District Court shall give preference to civil 2-3 cases. 2-4 SECTION 2. The 393rd, 395th, 396th, 399th, and 400th 2-5 judicial districts are created and this Act takes effect September 2-6 1, 1997. 2-7 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-8 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-9 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-10 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-11 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.