By Hinojosa H.B. No. 3248
77R7346 YDB-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court at Law of
1-3 Hidalgo County.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 25.1101(a), Government Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (a) Hidalgo County has the following statutory county
1-8 courts:
1-9 (1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County;
1-10 (2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County;
1-11 (3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Hidalgo County;
1-12 [and]
1-13 (4) County Court at Law No. 4 of Hidalgo County; and
1-14 (5) County Criminal Court at Law of Hidalgo County.
1-15 SECTION 2. Section 25.1102, Government Code, is amended by
1-16 adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
1-17 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county criminal court
1-18 at law in Hidalgo County has only the jurisdiction provided by this
1-19 subsection. A county criminal court at law has jurisdiction over
1-20 all criminal causes and proceedings, original and appellate,
1-21 prescribed by law for county courts.
1-22 SECTION 3. The County Criminal Court at Law of Hidalgo County
1-23 is created and this Act takes effect September 1, 2002.