1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of the County Court at Law of Brown 1-3 County. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Sections 25.0271 and 25.0272 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 25.0271. BROWN COUNTY. Brown County has one statutory 1-8 county court, the County Court at Law of Brown County. 1-9 Sec. 25.0272. BROWN COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. (a) In 1-10 addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other 1-11 law, a county court at law of Brown County has concurrent 1-12 jurisdiction with the district court in: 1-13 (1) family law cases and proceedings; and 1-14 (2) felony criminal cases. 1-15 (b) The commissioners court by order entered of record shall 1-16 set at least two terms of court each year for each county court at 1-17 law. 1-18 (c) A judge of a county court at law may not engage in the 1-19 private practice of law. 1-20 (d) The salary of a judge of a county court at law shall be 1-21 set by the commissioners court in accordance with law and shall be 1-22 paid out of the county treasury on orders from the commissioners 1-23 court. 1-24 (e) A special judge of a county court at law may be 2-1 appointed in the manner provided by law for the appointment of a 2-2 special county judge. A special judge must have the same 2-3 qualifications and is entitled to the same rate of compensation as 2-4 the regular judge. 2-5 (f) The district clerk serves as the clerk of a county court 2-6 at law in matters in which the county court at law has concurrent 2-7 jurisdiction with the district court. The county clerk serves as 2-8 the clerk of a county court at law in all other matters. 2-9 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 25.0271, Government Code, 2-10 as added by this Act, the County Court at Law of Brown County is 2-11 created January 1, 2003, or on an earlier date determined by the 2-12 commissioners court by an order entered in its minutes. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1765 was passed by the House on May 11, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1765 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2001, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor