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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an additional county court at law and an |
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additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 25.1101(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Hidalgo County has the following statutory county |
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courts: |
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(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County; |
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(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County; |
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(3) County Court at Law No. 4 of Hidalgo County; |
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(4) County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County; |
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(5) County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County; |
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(6) County Court at Law No. 7 of Hidalgo County; |
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(7) County Court at Law No. 8 of Hidalgo County; |
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(8) County Court at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County; [and] |
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(9) County Court at Law No. 10 of Hidalgo County; and |
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(10) County Court at Law No. 11 of Hidalgo County. |
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(b) Hidalgo County has the following statutory probate |
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courts: |
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(1) [one statutory probate court, the] Probate Court |
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No. 1 of Hidalgo County; and |
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(2) Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County. |
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SECTION 2. (a) On January 1, 2026: |
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(1) the Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County is |
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created; and |
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(2) the Probate Court of Hidalgo County is |
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redesignated as Probate Court No. 1 of Hidalgo County. |
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(b) The County Court at Law No. 11 of Hidalgo County is |
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created on January 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |