By:  Janek                                                        S.B. No. 1252
	(In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2005; March 21, 2005, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; 
April 11, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 
Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 11, 2005, 
sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1252                                   By:  Wentworth


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in 
Brazoria County.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 25.0221, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 25.0221.  BRAZORIA COUNTY.  Brazoria County has the 
following statutory county courts:
		(1)  County Court at Law No. 1 and Probate Court of 
Brazoria County;        
		(2)  County Court at Law No. 2 and Probate Court of 
Brazoria County; [and]
		(3)  County Court at Law No. 3 and Probate Court of 
Brazoria County; and
		(4)  County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court of 
Brazoria County. 
	SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding Section 25.0221, Government 
Code, as amended by this Act, the County Court at Law No. 4 and 
Probate Court of Brazoria County is created January 1, 2007.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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