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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.1951, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.1951. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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applies to a constitutional county court in a county that: |
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(1) has a population of more than 285,000 [585,000]; |
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and |
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(2) is contiguous to a county with a population of at |
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least four million. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |