78R6612 YDB-D

By:  Solis                                                        H.B. No. 3568



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Cameron 
County. 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 25.0332(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 
25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Cameron County has:
		(1)  concurrent with the county court, the probate 
jurisdiction provided by general law for county courts;  and
		(2)  concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in 
civil cases in which the amount in controversy exceeds $500 but does 
not exceed $10 [$1] million, excluding interest.
	SECTION 2.  Section 25.0332(a), Government Code, as amended 
by this Act, applies only to a case filed on or after the effective 
date of this Act.  A case filed before the effective date of this Act 
is governed by the law in effect at the time the case was filed, and 
that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.