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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 155th Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.254, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.254. 155TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (AUSTIN AND[,] |
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FAYETTE[, AND WALLER] COUNTIES). (a) The 155th Judicial District is |
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composed of Austin and[,] Fayette[, and Waller] counties. |
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(b) [The terms of the 155th District Court begin:
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[(1)
in Austin County on the first Mondays in April and
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November;
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[(2)
in Fayette County on the first Mondays in
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February and September; and
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[(3)
in Waller County on the first Mondays in January
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and June.
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[(c)] The sheriff of each county or the sheriff's deputy |
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shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The local administrative district judge |
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shall transfer to the 506th District Court all cases from Waller |
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County that are pending in the 155th District Court on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a) |
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of this section: |
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(1) all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or |
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other obligations issued from the 155th District Court are |
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returnable to the 506th District Court as if originally issued by |
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that court; and |
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(2) the obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken |
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in and for the 155th District Court and all witnesses summoned to |
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appear in the 155th District Court are required to appear before the |
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506th District Court as if originally required to appear before |
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that court. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |