1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the administration and jurisdiction of the statutory
 1-3     county courts in Denton County and to the operation of the
 1-4     statutory probate court in Denton County.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 25.0631, Government Code,
 1-7     is amended to read as follows:
 1-8           (c)  The statutory county courts of Denton County sit in the
 1-9     county seat or at another location in the county as assigned by the
1-10     local administrative statutory county court judge.  The statutory
1-11     probate court of Denton County sits in the county seat and may
1-12     conduct docket matters at other locations in the county as the
1-13     statutory probate court judge considers necessary for the
1-14     protection of wards or mental health respondents or as otherwise
1-15     provided by law.
1-16           SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 25.0633, and Subsections
1-17     (c) and (d), Section 25.0634, Government Code, are repealed.
1-18           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-21     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1094 passed the Senate on
         April 5, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
         present, not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1094 passed the House on
         May 8, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present,
         not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                      Date
         _______________________________
                    Governor