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. 1-25 * * * * *