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Amend SB 1189 on third reading by striking the SECTION of the 
bill that amends Sections 24.205, 24.209, 24.240, 24.503, and 
24.549, Government Code, and substituting the following 
appropriately numbered SECTION:
	SECTION __.   Section 24.205, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 24.205.  103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY [AND 
WILLACY COUNTIES]).  (a) The 103rd Judicial District is composed of 
Cameron County [and Willacy counties].  The court shall give 
preference to civil cases.
	(b)  The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have 
concurrent jurisdiction in Cameron County.
	(c)  The terms of the 103rd District Court begin[:            
		(1)  in Cameron County] on the first Mondays in 
February and July[;  and
		(2)  in Willacy County on the first Mondays in January 
and June].
	(d)  The judge [judges] of the 103rd District Court [and 
107th district courts] need not impanel grand juries except in 
cases of emergency.
	(b)  The heading to Section 24.209, Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 24.209.  107TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY [AND 
WILLACY COUNTIES]).
	(c)  Section 24.209, Government Code, is amended by amending 
Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
	(a)  The 107th Judicial District is composed of Cameron 
County [and Willacy counties].  The court shall give preference to 
criminal cases.
	(c)  The judge of [Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd 
District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court 
and] the 107th District Court need not impanel grand juries except 
in cases of emergency.
	(d)  The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have 
concurrent jurisdiction in Cameron County.
	(d)  Section 24.240(d), Government Code, is amended to read 
as follows:      
	(d)  The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have 
concurrent jurisdiction in Cameron County [Section 24.205, 
relating to the 103rd District Court, contains provisions 
applicable to both that court and the 138th District Court].
	(e)  Section 24.503, Government Code, is amended to read as 
follows:         
	Sec. 24.503.  357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY [AND 
WILLACY COUNTIES]).  The 357th Judicial District is composed of 
Cameron County [and Willacy counties].
	(f)  Section 24.549, Government Code, is amended to read as 
follows:         
	Sec. 24.549.  404TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY [AND 
WILLACY COUNTIES]).  The 404th Judicial District is composed of 
Cameron County [and Willacy counties].
	(g)  The local administrative district judge shall transfer 
all cases from Willacy County that are pending in the 103rd, 107th, 
357th, and 404th district courts on September 1, 2005, to the 138th 
and 197th district courts.
	(h)  When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (g) 
of this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or 
other obligations issued from the 103rd, 107th, 357th, and 404th 
district courts are returnable to the 138th or 197th district court 
as if originally issued by that court.  The obligees on all bonds 
and recognizances taken in and for the 103rd, 107th, 357th, and 
404th district courts and all witnesses summoned to appear in those 
courts are required to appear before the 138th or 197th district 
court as if originally required to appear before that court.