AN ACT
 1-1     relating to the creation of a county court at law in Williamson
 1-2     County.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 25.2481, Government Code, is amended to
 1-5     read as follows:
 1-6           Sec. 25.2481.  WILLIAMSON COUNTY.  Williamson County has the
 1-7     following statutory county courts:
 1-8                 (1)  County Court at Law No. 1 of Williamson County;
 1-9     [and]
1-10                 (2)  County Court at Law No. 2 of Williamson County;
1-11     and
1-12                 (3)  County Court at Law No. 3 of Williamson County.
1-13           SECTION 2.  County Court at Law No. 3 of Williamson County is
1-14     created and this Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
1-15           SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the
1-16     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-17     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-18     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-19     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 612 passed the Senate on
         March 11, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 612 passed the House on
         April 23, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                     Date
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                   Governor