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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the County Court of Cooke County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 26.149, Government Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) The County Court of Cooke County does not have probate, |
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guardianship, mental health, juvenile, civil, criminal, or |
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appellate jurisdiction. |
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(b) The judge of the County Court of Cooke County retains |
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the ability to act as a magistrate as defined under Art 2.09 of the |
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Code of Criminal Procedure [is exempt from the judicial training
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and instruction required under Chapter 22]. |
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SECTION 2. This act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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act takes effect September 1, 2015. |