By Zbranek H.B. No. 1313
76R5259 MLS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the composition of the 1st, 9th, and 14th court of
1-3 appeals districts.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Sections 22.201(b), (j), and (o), Government
1-6 Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-7 (b) The First Court of Appeals District is composed of the
1-8 counties of Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, [Chambers,]
1-9 Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery
1-10 [Trinity], Walker, Waller, and Washington.
1-11 (j) The Ninth Court of Appeals District is composed of the
1-12 counties of Angelina, Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty,
1-13 [Montgomery], Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and
1-14 Tyler.
1-15 (o) The Fourteenth Court of Appeals District is composed of
1-16 the counties of Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, [Chambers,]
1-17 Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery
1-18 [Trinity], Walker, Waller, and Washington.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act does not affect the jurisdiction on
1-20 appeal of any case from a county that is transferred by this Act to
1-21 a different court of appeals district if the transcripts for the
1-22 case were filed before the effective date of this Act in the
1-23 appropriate court of appeals district.
1-24 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
2-1 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
2-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.