By Hinojosa                                           H.B. No. 1327
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the 139th District Court giving preference to family
 1-3     law matters.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 24.241, Government Code, is amended by
 1-6     adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 1-7           (d)  The 139th District Court shall give preference to family
 1-8     law matters.
 1-9           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-10     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-11     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-12     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-13     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.