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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of certain county criminal courts in |
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Tarrant County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.2223(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A county criminal court in Tarrant County has |
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jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and |
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appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have |
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civil jurisdiction. The County Criminal Courts Nos. 5 and 10 of |
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Tarrant County also have concurrent jurisdiction within the county |
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of all appeals [from criminal convictions] under the laws of this |
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state and the municipal ordinances of the municipalities located in |
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Tarrant County that are appealed from the justice courts and |
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municipal courts in the county. The County Criminal Courts Nos. 5, |
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7, 8, 9, and 10 of Tarrant County also have concurrent jurisdiction |
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with the district court in felony cases to conduct arraignments, |
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conduct pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |