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Amend HB 1380 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike line 5 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Section 26.042, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1)
(2) On page 1, line 7, between "court" and "has", insert "in a county with a population of less than 500,000".
(3) On page 1, insert the following between lines 10 and 11:
(a-1) A county court in a county with a population of 500,000 or more has concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $200 in value but does not exceed $10,000, exclusive of interest.
(4) On page 1, strike line 11, and substitute the following:
SECTION 2. Section 27.031, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1)
(5) On page 1, line 14, between "court" and "has", insert "in a county with a population of less than 500,000".
(6) On page 2, insert the following between lines 1 and 2:
(a-1) In addition to the jurisdiction and powers provided by the constitution and other law, the justice court in a county with a population of 500,000 or more has original jurisdiction of:
(1) civil matters in which exclusive jurisdiction is not in the district or county court and in which the amount in controversy is not more than $10,000, exclusive of interest;
(2) cases of forcible entry and detainer;
(3) foreclosure of mortgages and enforcement of liens on personal property in cases in which the amount in controversy is otherwise within the justice court's jurisdiction; and
(4) cases arising under Chapter 707, Transportation Code, outside a municipality's territorial limits.