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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment and salary of bailiffs appointed by |
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certain district courts in Webb County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.001 (a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Sec. 53.001. MANDATORY APPOINTMENTS. (a) The judges |
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of the 30th, 70th, 71st, 78th, 89th, 161st, and 341st |
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district courts, the judges of the district courts |
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having jurisdiction in Taylor County, the judges of the |
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county courts at law of Taylor County, and the judge of |
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the County Court of Harrison County shall each appoint a |
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bailiff. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 53.009(d), Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The bailiff appointed by the judge of the 341st District |
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Court is entitled to receive a salary set by the judge in an amount |
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that is commensurate with the salary paid the bailiffs of other |
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courts with similar duties. The salary is paid out of the general |
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fund of the county.The bailiffs currently employed by the judges of |
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the 341st and the 406th district courts shall continue in place with |
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their current salaries including any future CPI or longevity |
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increases granted by the Commissioners Court of Webb County until |
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such time as those individuals are terminated or leave their |
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current positions as bailiffs. |
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SECTION 3. Section 53.001(i), Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |