By Williams H.B. No. 2960
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Waller
1-3 County and the composition of the 9th and 155th judicial districts.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code is
1-6 amended by adding Section 24.558 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 24.417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WALLER COUNTY).
1-8 SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code is
1-9 amended by changing Sec. 24.109 to read as follows:
1-10 Sec. 24.109. 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY [AND WALLER
1-11 COUNTIES] County).
1-12 (a) The 9th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery [and
1-13 Waller Counties] County.
1-14 [(b) The 9th and 155th district courts have concurrent
1-15 jurisdiction in Waller County]
1-16 [(c)] (b) The terms of the 9th District Court begin
1-17 [(1) in Montgomery County] on the first Monday in
1-18 January and the first Monday in July[; and].
1-19 [(2) in Waller County on the 10th Monday after the
1-20 first Monday in January and the 12th Monday after the first Monday
1-21 in July.]
1-22 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code is
1-23 amended by changing Sec. 24.254 to read as follows:
2-1 Sec. 24.254. 155th Judicial District (Austin, and Fayette,
2-2 [and Waller] Counties.
2-3 (a) The 155th Judicial District is composed of Austin, and
2-4 Fayette, [and Waller] Counties.
2-5 (b) The terms of the 155th District Court begin:
2-6 (1) in Austin County on the first Mondays in April and
2-7 November; and
2-8 (2) in Fayette County on the first Mondays in February
2-9 and September; and
2-10 [(3) in Waller County on the first Mondays in January
2-11 and June.]
2-12 (c) The sheriff of each county or the sheriff's deputy shall
2-13 attend the court as required by law or by the judge.
2-14 [(d) Section 24.109, relating to the 9th District Court,
2-15 contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 155th
2-16 District Court.]
2-17 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.