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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 county court at law in Van Zandt |
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County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 25.2361 and 25.2362 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.2361. VAN ZANDT COUNTY. Van Zandt County has one |
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statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Van Zandt County. |
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Sec. 25.2362. VAN ZANDT COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. In |
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addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003, a county |
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court at law in Van Zandt County has, concurrent with the district |
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court, the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and general |
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law for district courts, except that the county court at law does |
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not have jurisdiction in capital felony cases. |
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SECTION 2. The County Court at Law of Van Zandt County is |
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created January 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2011. |