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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed |
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of Brazoria County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 24.60035 and 24.60036 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 24.60035. 490TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). |
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The 490th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. |
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Sec. 24.60036. 491ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). |
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The 491st Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. |
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SECTION 2. The 490th and 491st Judicial Districts are |
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created the earliest of: |
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(1) the effective date of this Act, if the |
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commissioner's court of Brazoria County submits on or before that |
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date a resolution to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas |
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Judicial System stating that the Brazoria County Courthouse has |
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sufficient office space to house both the 490th and 491st Judicial |
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Districts; |
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(2) the date the commissioner's court of Brazoria |
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County submits a resolution to the Office of Court Administration |
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of the Texas Judicial System stating that the Brazoria County |
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Courthouse has sufficient office space to house both the 490th and |
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491st judicial districts, if the commissioner's court submits the |
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resolution after the effective date of this Act; or |
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(3) October 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |