77R14060 KLA-F
By Thompson H.B. No. 3171
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3171:
By Thompson C.S.H.B. No. 3171
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation, composition, and operation of certain
1-3 district courts.
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 24.542 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 24.542. 397TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a)
1-8 The 397th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.
1-9 (b) The 397th District Court shall give preference to cases
1-10 and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code.
1-11 SECTION 2. Section 24.549, Government Code, is amended to
1-12 read as follows:
1-13 Sec. 24.549. 404TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON AND WILLACY
1-14 COUNTIES [COUNTY]). The 404th Judicial District is composed of
1-15 Cameron and Willacy counties [County].
1-16 SECTION 3. (a) Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code,
1-17 is amended by adding Section 24.556 to read as follows:
1-18 Sec. 24.556. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FANNIN COUNTY). The
1-19 412th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County.
1-20 (b) The heading to Section 24.106, Government Code, is
1-21 amended to read as follows:
1-22 Sec. 24.106. 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([FANNIN,] LAMAR[,] AND
1-23 RED RIVER COUNTIES).
1-24 (c) Section 24.106(a), Government Code, is amended to read
2-1 as follows:
2-2 (a) The 6th Judicial District is composed of [Fannin,]
2-3 Lamar[,] and Red River counties.
2-4 (d) The heading to Section 24.482, Government Code, is
2-5 amended to read as follows:
2-6 Sec. 24.482. 336TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([FANNIN AND] GRAYSON
2-7 COUNTY [COUNTIES]).
2-8 (e) Section 24.482(a), Government Code, is amended to read
2-9 as follows:
2-10 (a) The 336th Judicial District is composed of [Fannin and]
2-11 Grayson County [counties].
2-12 SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
2-13 amended by adding Section 24.557 to read as follows:
2-14 Sec. 24.557. 413TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL
2-15 COUNTIES). The 413th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and
2-16 Somervell counties.
2-17 SECTION 5. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
2-18 amended by adding Section 24.558 to read as follows:
2-19 Sec. 24.558. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). The
2-20 414th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County.
2-21 SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
2-22 amended by adding Section 24.560 to read as follows:
2-23 Sec. 24.560. 415TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a)
2-24 The 415th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.
2-25 (b) The 415th Judicial District shall give preference to
2-26 civil cases.
2-27 SECTION 7. (a) The 397th, 412th, 413th, 414th, and 415th
3-1 judicial districts are created and this Act takes effect September
3-2 1, 2001.
3-3 (b) The local administrative district judge shall transfer
3-4 all cases from Fannin County that are pending in the 6th District
3-5 Court or the 336th District Court on the effective date of this Act
3-6 to the 412th District Court.
3-7 (c) When a case is transferred from one court to another as
3-8 provided by Subsection (b) of this section, all processes, writs,
3-9 bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the
3-10 transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is
3-11 transferred, as if originally issued by that court. The obligees
3-12 in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which
3-13 a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a
3-14 court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear
3-15 before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally
3-16 required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made.