By Wentworth S.B. No. 915
76R4255 JMC-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the composition of certain court of appeals districts.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Sections 22.201(b), (j), (m), and (o), Government
1-5 Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-6 (b) The First Court of Appeals District is composed of the
1-7 counties of Austin, Brazoria, [Brazos,] Burleson, Chambers,
1-8 Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery,
1-9 Trinity, Walker, Waller, and Washington.
1-10 (j) The Ninth Court of Appeals District is composed of the
1-11 counties of Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty,
1-12 [Montgomery,] Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, and Tyler.
1-13 (m) The Twelfth Court of Appeals District is composed of the
1-14 counties of Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston,
1-15 Kaufman, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine,
1-16 Shelby, Smith, Upshur, and Van Zandt[, and Wood].
1-17 (o) The Fourteenth Court of Appeals District is composed of
1-18 the counties of Austin, Brazoria, [Brazos,] Burleson, Chambers,
1-19 Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Montgomery,
1-20 Trinity, Walker, Waller, and Washington.
1-21 SECTION 2. This Act does not affect the jurisdiction on
1-22 appeal of any case from a county that is transferred by this Act to
1-23 a different court of appeals district if the transcripts for the
1-24 case were filed before the effective date of this Act in the
2-1 appropriate court of appeals district.
2-2 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.