Bill Text: TX SB291 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-04-15 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [SB291 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB291-Engrossed.html
By: Nelson | S.B. No. 291 |
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relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant | ||
County. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 25.2222(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction | ||
over all civil matters and causes, original and appellate, | ||
prescribed by law for county courts. The County Court at Law No. 1 | ||
of Tarrant County also has jurisdiction over all criminal matters | ||
and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county | ||
courts. The County Courts at Law Nos. 2 and 3 of Tarrant County do | ||
not have criminal jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other | ||
provision, a county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction | ||
on any appeal from a municipal court of record in Tarrant County | ||
that is not an appeal of a criminal law case or proceeding. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |