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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.012, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (a-1) |
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and (a-2), notwithstanding any other law, each district court holds |
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in each county in the judicial district terms that commence on the |
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first Mondays in January and July of each year. To the extent of a |
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conflict between this subsection and a specific provision relating |
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to a particular judicial district, this section controls. |
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(a-2) In Harris County each district court holds terms that |
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commence on the first Mondays in February, May, August and November |
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of each year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |