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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of additional county courts at law in |
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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; |
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(8) County Court at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County; |
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(9) County Court at Law No. 10 of Hidalgo County; |
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(10) County Court at Law No. 11 of Hidalgo County; and |
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(11) County Court at Law No. 12 of Hidalgo County. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 25.0009, Government |
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Code, the initial vacancies in the offices of judge of County Court |
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at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County and judge of County Court at Law |
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No. 10 of Hidalgo County shall be filled by election. The offices |
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exist for purposes of the primary and general elections of 2022. A |
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vacancy after the initial vacancies is filled as provided by |
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Section 25.0009, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 25.0009, Government |
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Code, the initial vacancies in the offices of judge of County Court |
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at Law No. 11 of Hidalgo County and judge of County Court at Law |
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No. 12 of Hidalgo County shall be filled by election. The offices |
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exist for purposes of the primary and general elections of 2024. A |
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vacancy after the initial vacancies is filled as provided by |
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Section 25.0009, Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. County Court at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County and |
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County Court at Law No. 10 of Hidalgo County are created on January |
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1, 2023. |
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SECTION 5. County Court at Law No. 11 of Hidalgo County and |
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County Court at Law No. 12 of Hidalgo County are created on January |
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1, 2025. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |