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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the County Court at Law of Aransas County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 25.0062(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended 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 of Aransas County has |
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concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in: |
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(1) family law cases and proceedings; [and] |
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(2) felony cases to conduct arraignments, conduct |
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pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas; and |
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(3) civil cases in which the matter in controversy |
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exceeds the maximum amount provided by Section 25.0003. |
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(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at |
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law in felony cases, in [and] family law cases and proceedings, and |
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in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $250,000. |
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The [and the] county clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law |
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in all other cases. The district clerk shall establish a separate |
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docket for a county court at law. The commissioners court shall |
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provide the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary |
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to operate a county court at law. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a case filed or proceeding commenced on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A case filed or proceeding commenced before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the case was filed or the proceeding was commenced, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |