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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the private practice of law by a judge of the County |
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Court at Law of Starr County on commissioners court approval. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.2162, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) On approval of the Commissioners Court of Starr County, |
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the judge of a county court at law may engage in the private |
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practice of law but may not appear and plead as an attorney in any |
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court of record in this state or in any court over which the judge |
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has appellate jurisdiction. |
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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, 2013. |