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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the 23rd Judicial District and the |
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creation of the 461st Judicial District composed of Brazoria |
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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. The heading to Section 24.124, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.124. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([BRAZORIA,] |
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MATAGORDA[,] AND WHARTON COUNTIES). |
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SECTION 2. Sections 24.124(a) and (b), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The 23rd Judicial District is composed of [Brazoria,] |
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Matagorda[,] and Wharton counties. |
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(b) The terms of the 23rd District Court begin: |
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(1) [in Brazoria County on the first Mondays in April
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and October, and the terms are designated the April-September and
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October-March terms;
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[(2)] in Matagorda County on the first Mondays in June |
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and December, and the terms are designated the June-November and |
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December-May terms; and |
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(2) [(3)] in Wharton County on the first Mondays in |
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July and January, and the terms are designated the July-December |
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and January-June terms. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.6005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.6005. 461ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). |
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(a) The 461st Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. |
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(b) The 461st District Court shall give preference to family |
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law matters. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The local administrative district judge |
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shall transfer to the 461st District Court all cases from Brazoria |
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County that are pending in the 23rd District Court on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a) |
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of this section: |
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(1) all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or |
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other obligations issued from the 23rd District Court are |
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returnable to the 461st District Court as if originally issued by |
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that court; and |
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(2) the obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken |
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in and for the 23rd District Court and all witnesses summoned to |
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appear in the 23rd District Court are required to appear before the |
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461st District Court as if originally required to appear before |
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that court. |
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(c) The 461st Judicial District is created on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |