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Amend CSSB 1189 (House Committee Printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumbering 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION __.  Section 24.151(d), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(d)  A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury 
of any district court [Indictments returned to the 49th District 
Court] in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may [also] be 
returned to any other district court in Webb County with the 
appropriate criminal jurisdiction.
	SECTION __.  Section 24.487, Government Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
	(b)  The judge of the 341st District Court may select jury 
commissioners and impanel grand juries in Webb County.  The judge of 
the 341st District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries 
with the judge of any other district court in the county.  By order 
entered on the minutes, for any term that the judge considers it 
necessary, the judge may order grand and petit juries to be drawn.  
[Indictments returned in Webb County may also be returned to the 
49th District Court or the 111th District Court.]  The 341st 
District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 49th District 
Court in all tax suits and cases.
	(d)  A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury 
of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may 
be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the 
appropriate criminal jurisdiction.
	SECTION __.  Section 24.551, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
	(c)  The 406th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction 
with the other district courts in Webb County.
	(d)  In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 
406th District Court has the:
		(1)  criminal jurisdiction of a county court; and                      
		(2)  civil jurisdiction of a county court in all cases 
under the Family Code or the Health and Safety Code.
	(e)  The terms of the 406th District Court begin on the first 
Mondays in January, April, July, and October.  Each term continues 
until the court disposes of its business.
	(f)  A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury 
of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may 
be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the 
appropriate criminal jurisdiction.
	SECTION __.  Section 53.001, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
	(i)  The judge of the 406th District Court shall appoint a 
bailiff.   
	SECTION __.  Section 53.004, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
	(f)  To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 406th 
District Court, a person must be:
		(1)  at least 21 years of age; and                                     
		(2)  a citizen of the United States.