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Amend SB 2342 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 13, line 24, between "court" and "has", insert:
"in a county with a population of less that 250,000".
(2) On page 13, insert the following after line 27:
(a-1) A county court in a county with a population of 250,000 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.
(3) On page 14, line 4, between "court" and "has", insert:
"in a county with a population of less than 250,000".
(4) On page 14, between lines 17 and 18, insert:
(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 250,000 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.