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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction and preference of certain county |
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criminal courts in Dallas County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0593(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by this section |
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and other law, the [The] County Criminal Court No. 10 of Dallas |
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County, Texas, and the County Criminal Court No. 11 of Dallas |
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County, Texas, have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court |
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in state jail felony and third degree felony cases involving family |
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violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. The courts |
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shall give preference to cases in which family violence is alleged, |
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including cases under Title 4, Family Code [designated by an order
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signed by a majority of the judges of the county criminal courts of
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Dallas County]. |
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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. |