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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Grimes |
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and Waller Counties and to the composition of the 9th Judicial |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.109, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.109. 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY [AND
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WALLER COUNTIES]). (a) The 9th Judicial District is composed of |
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Montgomery County [and Waller counties]. |
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(b) [The 9th and 155th district courts have concurrent
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jurisdiction in Waller County.
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[(c)] The terms of the 9th District Court begin[:
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[(1) in Montgomery County] on the first Monday in |
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January and the first Monday in July[; and
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[(2)
in Waller County on the first Monday in January
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and the first Monday in July]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 24.254(d), Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.5995 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.5995. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES AND WALLER |
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COUNTIES). The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and |
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Waller Counties. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The local administrative district judge |
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shall transfer all cases from Waller County that are pending in the |
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9th District Court on the effective date of this Act to the 506th |
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District Court. |
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(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a) |
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of this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or |
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other obligations issued from the 9th District Court are returnable |
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to the 506th District Court as if originally issued by that court. |
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The obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken in and for the 9th |
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District Court and all witnesses summoned to appear in the 9th |
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District Court are required to appear before the 506th District |
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Court as if originally required to appear before that court. |
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SECTION 5. The 506th Judicial District is created on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |