84R9317 CAE-D
 
  By: Capriglione H.B. No. 1694
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the jurisdiction of certain county criminal courts in
  Tarrant County.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 25.2223(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  A county criminal court in Tarrant County has
  jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and
  appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have
  original civil jurisdiction. The County Criminal Courts Nos. 5 and
  10 of Tarrant County also have concurrent jurisdiction within the
  county of all appeals [from criminal convictions] under the laws of
  this state and the municipal ordinances of the municipalities
  located in Tarrant County that are appealed from the justice courts
  and municipal courts in the county. The County Criminal Courts Nos.
  5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Tarrant County also have concurrent
  jurisdiction with the district court in felony cases to conduct
  arraignments, conduct pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.