By Capelo                                             H.B. No. 2679
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the authority of the judges of the county courts at law
 1-3     in Nueces County to impanel general jury panels for service in
 1-4     certain courts.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 62, Government Code, is
 1-7     amended by adding Section 62.303 to read as follows:
 1-8           Sec. 62.303.  AUTHORITY OF COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGES IN
 1-9     NUECES COUNTY TO IMPANEL GENERAL JURY PANELS.  The judges of the
1-10     county courts at law in Nueces County may impanel a general panel
1-11     of jurors for service in the district and statutory county courts
1-12     of the county in the same manner as the judges of district courts
1-13     are authorized to impanel a general jury panel under Section
1-14     62.016.
1-15           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.