By Ellis S.B. No. 1813
77R11836 KLA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation, composition, and operation of certain
1-3 district courts.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
1-6 amended by adding Section 24.542 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 24.542. 397TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). The
1-8 397th Judicial District is composed of Collin County.
1-9 SECTION 2. (a) Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code,
1-10 is amended by adding Section 24.556 to read as follows:
1-11 Sec. 24.556. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FANNIN COUNTY). The
1-12 412th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County.
1-13 (b) The heading to Section 24.106, Government Code, is
1-14 amended to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 24.106. 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([FANNIN,] LAMAR[,] AND
1-16 RED RIVER COUNTIES).
1-17 (c) Section 24.106(a), Government Code, is amended to read
1-18 as follows:
1-19 (a) The 6th Judicial District is composed of [Fannin,]
1-20 Lamar[,] and Red River counties.
1-21 (d) The heading to Section 24.482, Government Code, is
1-22 amended to read as follows:
1-23 Sec. 24.482. 336TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([FANNIN AND] GRAYSON
1-24 COUNTY [COUNTIES]).
2-1 (e) Section 24.482(a), Government Code, is amended to read
2-2 as follows:
2-3 (a) The 336th Judicial District is composed of [Fannin and]
2-4 Grayson County [counties].
2-5 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
2-6 amended by adding Section 24.557 to read as follows:
2-7 Sec. 24.557. 413TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL
2-8 COUNTIES). The 413th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and
2-9 Somervell counties.
2-10 SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
2-11 amended by adding Section 24.558 to read as follows:
2-12 Sec. 24.558. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY).
2-13 The 414th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County.
2-14 SECTION 5. (a) Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code,
2-15 is amended by adding Section 24.559 to read as follows:
2-16 Sec. 24.559. 415TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). The
2-17 415th Judicial District is composed of Parker County.
2-18 (b) Section 32.184(a), Government Code, is amended to read
2-19 as follows:
2-20 (a) The Commissioners Court of Parker County may budget for
2-21 and pay the judges [judge] of the 43rd and 415th judicial districts
2-22 [Judicial District] an annual salary not to exceed $7,800 for
2-23 performing judicial and administrative services.
2-24 (c) Section 152.1901(b), Human Resources Code, is amended to
2-25 read as follows:
2-26 (b) The [district court] judge of the 43rd Judicial District
2-27 is the chairman of the board.
3-1 SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
3-2 amended by adding Section 24.560 to read as follows:
3-3 Sec. 24.560. 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a)
3-4 The 416th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.
3-5 (b) The 416th Judicial District shall give preference to
3-6 civil cases.
3-7 SECTION 7. (a) The 397th, 412th, 413th, 414th, 415th, and
3-8 416th judicial districts are created and this Act takes effect
3-9 September 1, 2001.
3-10 (b) The local administrative district judge shall transfer
3-11 all cases from Fannin County that are pending in the 6th District
3-12 Court or the 336th District Court on the effective date of this Act
3-13 to the 412th District Court.
3-14 (c) When a case is transferred from one court to another as
3-15 provided by Subsection (b) of this section, all processes, writs,
3-16 bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the
3-17 transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is
3-18 transferred, as if originally issued by that court. The obligees
3-19 in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which
3-20 a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a
3-21 court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear
3-22 before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally
3-23 required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made.