By: Nelson S.B. No. 847 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Westlake 1-3 located in Tarrant and Denton counties. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Subchapter UU to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER UU. WESTLAKE 1-8 Sec. 30.01781. APPLICATION; DEFINITION. (a) This 1-9 subchapter applies to the Town of Westlake located in Tarrant and 1-10 Denton counties. 1-11 (b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county 1-12 courts at law of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate 1-13 jurisdiction. 1-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-15 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-16 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-17 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-18 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.