By Turner of Coleman                                   H.B. No. 180
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                                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, TERRELL,
 1-8     [UPTON,] AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES).  (a)  The 83rd Judicial District
 1-9     is composed of Pecos, Reagan, Terrell, [Upton,] and Val Verde
1-10     counties.
1-11           (b)  The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent
1-12     jurisdiction in Pecos and[,] 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; and
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, Presidio, and
 2-7     Reagan[, and Upton] counties elect a district attorney for the 83rd
 2-8     Judicial District.
 2-9           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.