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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the First, Tenth, and Fourteenth |
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Courts of Appeals Districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 22.201(b), (k), and (o), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The First Court of Appeals District is composed of the |
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counties of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, |
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Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Walker, Waller, and Washington. |
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(k) The Tenth Court of Appeals District is composed of the |
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counties of Bosque, Burleson, Brazos, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, |
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Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, Leon, Limestone, Madison, |
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McLennan, Navarro, Robertson, and Somervell[, and Walker]. |
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(o) The Fourteenth Court of Appeals District is composed of |
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the counties of Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, |
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Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Walker, Waller, and Washington. |
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SECTION 2. This Act does not affect the jurisdiction on |
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appeal of any case from a county that is transferred by this Act to a |
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different court of appeals district if the transcripts for the case |
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were filed before September 1, 2009, in the appropriate court of |
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appeals district. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |