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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creation of an additional county court at law in Waller |
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County and the redesignation of the County Court at Law of Waller |
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County as County Court at Law No. 1 of Waller County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.2391, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.2391. WALLER COUNTY. (a) Waller County has the |
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following [one] statutory county courts: |
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(1) [court, the] County Court at Law No. 1 of Waller |
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County; and |
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(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Waller County. |
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(b) The county courts at law [County Court at Law] of Waller |
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County sit [sits] in Hempstead. |
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SECTION 2. (a) On the effective date of this Act, the |
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County Court at Law of Waller County is redesignated County Court at |
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Law No. 1 of Waller County. |
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(b) The judge of the County Court at Law of Waller County is |
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the judge of County Court at Law No. 1 of Waller County. |
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(c) This Act does not affect the term of office of a judge of |
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a court redesignated by this Act. The judge, unless otherwise |
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removed as provided by law, continues to serve for the term for |
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which the judge was elected. |
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SECTION 3. The County Court at Law No. 2 of Waller County is |
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created on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |