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.
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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.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1875 passed the House on
May 25, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor