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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 205th Judicial District and the |
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394th Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 24.539. 394TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BREWSTER, |
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CULBERSON, [HUDSPETH,] JEFF DAVIS, AND PRESIDIO COUNTIES). (a) |
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The 394th Judicial District is composed of Brewster, Culberson, |
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[Hudspeth,] Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. |
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(b) The terms of the 394th District Court begin: |
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(1) in Brewster County on the first Monday in March and |
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the third Monday in September; |
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(2) in Culberson County on the third Monday in October |
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and the first Monday in April; |
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(3) [in Hudspeth County on the third Monday in March |
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and the first Monday in September]; |
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(4) in Jeff Davis County on the second Mondays in |
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January and July; and |
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(5) in Presidio County on the third Monday after the |
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first Mondays in January and July. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 24.384. 205TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT |
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([CULBERSON,] EL PASO, AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES). (a) The 205th |
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Judicial District is composed of [Culberson,] El Paso, and Hudspeth |
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counties. |
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(b) The 205th District Court shall give preference to |
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criminal cases. |
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(c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, |
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contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 205th |
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District Court. |
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SECTION 3. This act takes effect September 1, 2023. |