77R12785 RJA-F                           
         By Turner of Coleman, Craddick                         H.B. No. 180
         Substitute the following for H.B. No. 180:
         By Thompson                                        C.S.H.B. No. 180
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the composition of the 83rd Judicial District and to
 1-3     the election of the district attorney for that district.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 24.185, Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 24.185.  83RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PECOS, [REAGAN,]
 1-8     TERRELL, [UPTON,] AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES).  (a)  The 83rd Judicial
 1-9     District is composed of Pecos, [Reagan,] Terrell, [Upton,] and Val
1-10     Verde counties.
1-11           (b)  The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent
1-12     jurisdiction in Pecos County[, Reagan, and Upton counties].
1-13           (c)  The 83rd and 63rd district courts have concurrent
1-14     jurisdiction in Terrell and Val Verde counties.
1-15           (d)  The terms of the 83rd District Court begin[:]
1-16                 [(1)]  on the second Monday in January and July[;]
1-17                 [(2)  in Reagan County on the 14th Monday after the
1-18     first Mondays in January and July; and]
1-19                 [(3)  in Upton County on the 12th Monday after the
1-20     first Mondays in January and July].
1-21           (e)  In each of the counties of Pecos, Terrell, [Upton,] and
1-22     Val Verde, a petition or other pleading filed in the district
1-23     courts is sufficient if addressed "To The District Court of Pecos
1-24     County, Texas,", "To The District Court of Terrell County, Texas,",
 2-1     ["To The District Court of Upton County, Texas,",] or "To The
 2-2     District Court of Val Verde County, Texas," respectively, without
 2-3     giving the number of the district court in the address.
 2-4           SECTION 2. Section 43.141(a), Government Code, is amended to
 2-5     read as follows:
 2-6           (a)  The voters of Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, and
 2-7     Presidio[, Reagan, and Upton] counties elect a district attorney
 2-8     for the 83rd Judicial District.
 2-9           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
2-10           SECTION 4. (a)  The local administrative district judge shall
2-11     transfer all cases from Reagan and Upton counties that are pending
2-12     in the 83rd District Court on the effective date of this Act to the
2-13     112th District Court.
2-14           (b)  When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a)
2-15     of this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or
2-16     other obligations issued from the 83rd District Court are
2-17     returnable to the 112th District Court as if originally issued by
2-18     that court.  The obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken in
2-19     and for the 83rd District Court and all witnesses summoned to
2-20     appear in the 83rd District Court are required to appear before the
2-21     112th District Court as if originally required to appear before
2-22     that court.
2-23           SECTION 5. Section 43.141(a), Government Code, as amended by
2-24     this Act, does not affect the election of a district attorney for
2-25     the 83rd Judicial District held before the effective date of this
2-26     Act.  The district attorney of the 83rd Judicial District elected
2-27     before and serving on the effective date of this Act shall serve
 3-1     the remainder of the elected term, unless otherwise removed by law.