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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant |
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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 25.2222(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction |
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over all civil matters and causes, original and appellate, |
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prescribed by law for county courts. The County Court at Law No. 1 |
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of Tarrant County also has jurisdiction over all criminal matters |
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and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county |
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courts. The County Courts at Law Nos. 2 and 3 of Tarrant County do |
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not have criminal jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other |
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provision, a county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction |
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on any appeal from a municipal court of record in Tarrant County |
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that is not an appeal of a criminal law case or proceeding. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |