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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in |
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McLennan County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.120(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The 19th, 54th, 74th, 170th, [and] 414th, and 474th |
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district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in McLennan County. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.60097 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.60097. 474TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). |
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(a) The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. |
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(b) The 474th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction |
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with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan |
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County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed |
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by general law for district courts. |
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(c) The terms of the 474th District Court begin on the |
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second Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and |
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December. |
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(d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, |
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contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 474th |
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District Court. |
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SECTION 3. The 474th Judicial District is created on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |