HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Judicial Affairs

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or upon adjournment,
             Wednesday, March 12, 1997

PLACE: E2.016

CHAIR: Rep. Senfronia Thompson

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To consider the following


HB 259            West, George "Buddy"
Relating to municipal courts of record in Odessa.

HB 736            Palmer
Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Lake Worth.

HB 500            Finnell / et al.
Relating to application of the professional prosecutors law to the
district attorney of the 50th Judicial District.

HB 1916            Goodman
Relating to county criminal courts in Tarrant County.

HB 732            Staples
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Anderson County Court at Law.

HB 614            Alexander
Relating to the jurisdiction of justice courts.

HB 1291            Solomons
Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts.

HB 784            Gallego
Relating to the hearing of oral argument by appellate courts.

HB 786            Gallego
Relating to statistics gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.

HB 791            Gallego
Relating to the authority of the Office of Court Administration to
request, accept, and administer gifts, grants, and donations.

SB 263            Zaffirini / et al.
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the
Fourth Court of Appeals District.

SB 402            Harris
Relating to the appointment of probate masters for certain courts.

SB 328            Brown / et al.
Relating to the creation of the Judicial Compensation Commission.

SJR 20            Brown
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the creation of a
judicial compensation commission.


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