S.B. No. 1875




AN ACT
relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 25.1101, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Hidalgo County has the following statutory county courts: (1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County; (2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County; (3) County Court at Law No. 4 of Hidalgo County; [and] (4) County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County; and (5) County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County. SECTION 2. Section 25.1102, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County shall give preference to family law cases and proceedings. SECTION 3. The County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County is created on the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1875 passed the Senate on May 10, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1875 passed the House on May 25, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor