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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the random assignment of criminal and civil cases in |
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district courts in Hidalgo County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.034. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN |
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HIDALGO COUNTY. (a) All civil and criminal cases in the district |
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courts in Hidalgo County shall be assigned and docketed at random by |
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the district clerk using an automated system. |
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(b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district |
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clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B |
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that a district court in Hidalgo County give preference to specific |
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matters. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 24.194(d), 24.195(d), 24.241(d), |
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24.385(b), 24.452(b), 24.478(b), 24.515(b), 24.534(c), 24.543(c), |
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and 24.574(c), Government Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a case assigned to a Hidalgo County district court on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |