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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the county courts at law in Hidalgo County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.1101(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Hidalgo County has the following statutory county |
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courts: |
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(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County; |
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(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County; |
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(3) County Court at Law No. 4 of Hidalgo County; |
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(4) County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County; |
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(5) County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County; |
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(6) County Court at Law No. 7 of Hidalgo County; [and] |
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(7) County Court at Law No. 8 of Hidalgo County; and |
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(8) County Court at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section |
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25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Hidalgo County has |
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concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in: |
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(1) family law cases and proceedings; and |
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(2) civil cases in which the matter in controversy |
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does not exceed $1 million [$750,000], excluding interest, |
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statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees |
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and costs, as alleged on the page of the petition. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 25.1101(a), Government |
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Code, as amended by this Act, the County Court at Law No. 9 of |
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Hidalgo County is created January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |