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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 criminal judicial |
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district composed of Tarrant County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.910(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies to the Tarrant County Criminal |
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District Courts Nos. 1, 2, [and] 3, and 5. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.915 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.915. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 5 OF TARRANT |
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COUNTY. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. 5 of Tarrant County |
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is composed of Tarrant County. |
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(b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal |
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District Court No. 1, contains provisions applicable to both that |
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court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 5. |
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SECTION 3. The Criminal Judicial District No. 5 of Tarrant |
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County is created on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |