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  By: West S.R. No. 1066
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
  suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
  conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
  House Bill 3153 (the operation and administration of, and
  practice in courts in, the judicial branch of state government
  and the composition of certain juvenile boards; imposing a fee)
  to consider and take action on the following matter:
         Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the committee
  to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2.02 of the
  bill, in amended Section 25.0331, Government Code, to read as
  follows:
         SECTION 2.02.  (a)  Effective January 1, 2017, Section
  25.0331, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to
  read as follows:
         (c)  Cameron County has one statutory probate court, the
  Probate Court No. 1 of Cameron County.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Section 25.0009, Government Code,
  the initial vacancy in the office of judge of the Probate Court
  No. 1 of Cameron County shall be filled by election. The office
  exists for purposes of the primary and general elections in 2016.
  A vacancy after the initial vacancy is filled as provided by
  Section 25.0009, Government Code.
         (c)  The Probate Court No. 1 of Cameron County is created
  on January 1, 2017.
         Explanation: The change is necessary to omit the section
  amending Section 25.0331, Government Code.
 
 
 
 
    _______________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 26, 2013, by the
  following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
   
   
   
    _______________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate