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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 county courts at law in Hidalgo |
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County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, is amended |
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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 in Hidalgo 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) civil cases; and |
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(3) criminal cases for an offense punishable as a |
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state jail felony [in which the matter in controversy does not |
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exceed $750,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages |
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and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the page |
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of the petition]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an action filed in a county court at law |
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in Hidalgo County on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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action filed in a county court at law in Hidalgo County 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 action was filed, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |