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Amend CSHB 4833 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered sections and renumbering 
accordingly:
	SECTION __.  Effective January 1, 2011, Section 25.1311, 
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 25.1311.  KAUFMAN COUNTY.  Kaufman County has the 
following statutory county courts:
		(1)  the County Court at Law of Kaufman County; [and]        
		(2)  the County Court at Law No. 2 of Kaufman County; 
and            
		(3)  the County Court at Law No. 3 of Kaufman County.                  
	Section __.  Effective January 1, 2011, Section 25.1312, 
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 25.1312.  KAUFMAN COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.  
(a)  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 
and other law, a statutory county court in Kaufman County has, 
except as limited by Subsections (b) , and (b-1), and (b-2), the 
jurisdiction provided by the constitution and general law for 
district courts.
	(b)  A statutory county court in Kaufman County does not have 
general supervisory control or appellate review of the 
commissioners court or jurisdiction of:
		(1)  felony cases involving capital murder;                                   
		(2)  suits on behalf of the state to recover penalties 
or escheated property;
		(3)  misdemeanors involving official misconduct; or                           
		(4)  contested elections.                                                     
	(b-1)  The County Court at Law No. 2 of Kaufman County does 
not have jurisdiction of civil cases in which the amount in 
controversy exceeds the limit prescribed by Section 25.0003(c)(1).
	(b-2)  The County Court at Law No. 3 of Kaufman County does 
not have jurisdiction of civil cases in which the amount in 
controversy exceeds $250,000.
	SECTION __.  Notwithstanding Section 25.0009, Government 
Code, the initial vacancy in the office of judge of the County Court 
at Law No. 3 of Kaufman County shall be filled by election.  The 
office exists for purposes of the primary and general elections in 
2010.  A vacancy after the initial vacancy is filled as provided by 
Section 25.0009, Government Code.
	SECTION __.  The County Court at Law No. 3 of Kaufman County 
is created January 1, 2011.