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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of |
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Cooke County in family law matters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0512, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section |
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25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Cooke County has |
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concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases |
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and proceedings. |
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(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at |
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law in family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves |
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as clerk of the court in all other cases and proceedings. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |