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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of constitutional county courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.043, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.043. CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT |
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JURISDICTION. Unless otherwise provided by law, a [A] county court |
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does not have jurisdiction in: |
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(1) a suit to recover damages for slander or |
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defamation of character; |
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(2) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on land; |
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(3) a suit in behalf of the state for escheat; |
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(4) a suit for divorce; |
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(5) a suit for the forfeiture of a corporate charter; |
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(6) a suit for the trial of the right to property |
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valued at $500 or more and levied on under a writ of execution, |
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sequestration, or attachment; |
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(7) an eminent domain case; or |
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(8) a suit for the recovery of land. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |