By Hinojosa H.B. No. 959 75R4896 MWV-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of two judicial districts in Hidalgo 1-3 County. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Effective September 1, 1997, Subchapter C, 1-6 Chapter 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 24.555 to 1-7 read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 24.555. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) 1-9 The 412th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1-10 (b) The 412th Judicial District shall give preference to 1-11 criminal cases. 1-12 SECTION 2. Effective January 1, 1998, Subchapter C, Chapter 1-13 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 24.556 to read as 1-14 follows: 1-15 Sec. 24.556. 413TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) 1-16 The 413th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1-17 (b) The 413th Judicial District shall give preference to 1-18 criminal cases. 1-19 SECTION 3. The 412th Judicial District is created September 1-20 1, 1997. 1-21 SECTION 4. The 413th Judicial District is created January 1, 1-22 1998. 1-23 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 1-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.