1-1 By: Ogden S.B. No. 1433
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2001; March 13, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence;
1-4 April 3, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6,
1-5 Nays 0; April 3, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the jurisdiction of the 85th, 272nd, and 361st District
1-9 Courts in Brazos County.
1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11 SECTION 1. Section 24.187, Government Code, is amended to
1-12 read as follows:
1-13 Sec. 24.187. 85TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY).
1-14 (a) The 85th Judicial District is composed of Brazos County.
1-15 (b) The 85th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with
1-16 the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor cases
1-17 as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district
1-18 courts.
1-19 (c) The terms of the 85th District Court begin on the first
1-20 Mondays in April and October.
1-21 SECTION 2. Section 24.449, Government Code, is amended to
1-22 read as follows:
1-23 Sec. 24.449. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY).
1-24 (a) The 272nd Judicial District is composed of Brazos County.
1-25 (b) The 272nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction
1-26 with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor
1-27 cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for
1-28 district courts.
1-29 (c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first
1-30 Mondays in April and October.
1-31 SECTION 3. Section 24.506, Government Code, is amended to
1-32 read as follows:
1-33 Sec. 24.506. 361ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY).
1-34 (a) The 361st Judicial District is composed of Brazos County.
1-35 (b) The 361st District Court has concurrent [shall have and
1-36 exercise] jurisdiction with the statutory county courts of Brazos
1-37 County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed
1-38 by general law for district courts.
1-39 (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first
1-40 Mondays in April and October.
1-41 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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