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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a county court at law in Van Zandt |
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County and to the composition of the Van Zandt County Juvenile |
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Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 25.2361 and 25.2362 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.2361. VAN ZANDT COUNTY. Van Zandt County has one |
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statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Van Zandt County. |
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Sec. 25.2362. VAN ZANDT COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS. (a) |
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In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003, a |
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county court at law in Van Zandt County has, concurrent with the |
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district court, the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and |
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general law for district courts, except that the county court at law |
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does not have jurisdiction in capital felony cases. |
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(b) The county clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law |
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for cases and proceedings originally filed in the county court at |
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law, and the district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law |
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for cases and proceedings originally filed in the district courts |
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in the county. |
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SECTION 2. Section 152.2401(a), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Van Zandt County Juvenile Board is composed of the |
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county judge, the criminal district attorney of Van Zandt County, |
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the judge of the County Court at Law of Van Zandt County, and the |
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judge of the 294th Judicial District. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 969 (H.B. 4139), Acts of the 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, which added Section 25.2361, |
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Government Code, to be effective January 1, 2011, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. Notwithstanding Section 25.0009, Government |
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Code, the initial vacancy in the office of judge of the County Court |
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at Law of Van Zandt County shall be filled by election. The office |
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exists for purposes of the primary and general elections in 2010. A |
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vacancy after the initial vacancy is filled as provided by Section |
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25.0009, Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2010. |