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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in |
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Travis County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 25.2291, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Travis County has the following statutory county |
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courts: |
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(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Travis County, Texas; |
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(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Travis County, Texas; |
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(3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Travis County, Texas; |
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(4) County Court at Law Number 4 of Travis County; |
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(5) County Court at Law Number 5 of Travis County; |
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(6) The County Court at Law Number 6 of Travis County; |
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[and] |
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(7) The County Court at Law Number 7 of Travis County; |
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and |
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(8) The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.2292, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (n) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section |
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25.0003 and other law and except as limited by Subsection (a-1), a |
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county court of law in Travis County has concurrent jurisdiction |
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with the district court in civil cases in which the matter in |
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controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $250,000, excluding |
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interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and |
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attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition. |
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(a-1) The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County does |
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not have jurisdiction in civil cases in which the amount in |
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controversy exceeds the limit prescribed by Section 25.0003(c)(1). |
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(n) The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County shall |
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give preference to criminal cases. |
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SECTION 3. The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County |
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is created on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2008. |