1-1     By:  Nelson                                            S.B. No. 847
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed February 21, 2001; February 26, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
 1-4     Relations; March 22, 2001, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; March 22, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Westlake
 1-9     located in Tarrant and Denton counties.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Chapter 30, Government Code, is amended by adding
1-12     Subchapter UU to read as follows:
1-13                          SUBCHAPTER UU.  WESTLAKE
1-14           Sec. 30.01781.  APPLICATION; DEFINITION.  (a)  This
1-15     subchapter applies to the Town of Westlake located in Tarrant and
1-16     Denton counties.
1-17           (b)  In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county
1-18     courts at law of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate
1-19     jurisdiction.
1-20           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-21     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-22     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-23     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-24     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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