By Thompson, Gallego H.B. No. 3169 77R7863 RJA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the composition of the courts of appeals. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Sections 22.201, 22.202, 22.2021, 22.203, 1-5 22.2031, 22.204, 22.205, 22.2051, 22.206, 22.2061, 22.207, 22.208, 1-6 22.209, 22.210, 22.211, 22.212, 22.213, 22.214, 22.215, and 22.216, 1-7 Government Code, are repealed. 1-8 SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 22, Government Code, is 1-9 amended by adding Section 22.2011 to read as follows: 1-10 Sec. 22.2011. COURTS OF APPEALS DISTRICTS. (a) The state 1-11 is divided into two courts of appeals districts with a court of 1-12 appeals in each district. 1-13 (b) The 1-A Court of Appeals District is composed of the 1-14 counties of Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, 1-15 Bastrop, Baylor, Bell, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, 1-16 Briscoe, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Callahan, Camp, Carson, Cass, 1-17 Castro, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, 1-18 Collingsworth, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, 1-19 Crane, Crosby, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, 1-20 Dickens, Donley, Eastland, Ector, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, 1-21 Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Franklin, Freestone, Gaines, Garza, 1-22 Glasscock, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, 1-23 Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, 1-24 Hemphill, Henderson, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, 2-1 Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, 2-2 Kent, King, Knox, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, 2-3 Limestone, Lipscomb, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, 2-4 McLennan, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Menard, Midland, Milam, 2-5 Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, 2-6 Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo Pinto, 2-7 Panola, Parker, Parmer, Polk, Potter, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Red 2-8 River, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San 2-9 Augustine, San Jacinto, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, 2-10 Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, 2-11 Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, 2-12 Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Van Zandt, Walker, Ward, 2-13 Washington, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Winkler, Wise, 2-14 Wood, Yoakum, and Young. 2-15 (c) The 2-A Court of Appeals District is composed of the 2-16 counties of Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, 2-17 Brazoria, Brewster, Brooks, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, 2-18 Colorado, Crockett, Culberson, De Witt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El 2-19 Paso, Fayette, Fort Bend, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, 2-20 Gonzales, Guadalupe, Harris, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jackson, Jeff 2-21 Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, 2-22 Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, 2-23 McMullen, Matagorda, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Orange, Pecos, 2-24 Presidio, Real, Reeves, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Sutton, 2-25 Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Waller, Webb, Wharton, 2-26 Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala. 2-27 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 31, 2003.