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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Navarro |
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County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.1772(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section |
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25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (b), a |
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county court at law in Navarro County has, concurrent |
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[jurisdiction] with the district court, the jurisdiction provided |
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by the constitution and by general law for district courts [in:
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[(1) felony cases to:
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[(A) conduct arraignments;
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[(B) conduct pretrial hearings;
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[(C) accept guilty pleas; and
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[(D)
conduct jury trials on assignment of a
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district judge presiding in Navarro County and acceptance of the
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assignment by the judge of the county court at law;
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[(2) Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases;
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[(3) family law matters;
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[(4) juvenile matters;
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[(5) probate matters; and
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[(6) appeals from the justice and municipal courts]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |