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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant |
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County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.2222(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction |
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over all causes and proceedings, civil [matters] and criminal |
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[causes], original and appellate, prescribed by law for county |
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courts. [The County Court at Law No.
1 of Tarrant County also has
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jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and
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appellate, prescribed by law for county courts. The County Courts
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at Law Nos. 2 and 3 of Tarrant County do not have criminal
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jurisdiction.] Notwithstanding any other provision, a county court |
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at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction on any appeal from a |
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municipal court of record in Tarrant County that is not an appeal of |
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a criminal law case or proceeding. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3642 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3642 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3642 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |