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AN ACT
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relating to the priority given to the hearing by trial courts of |
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certain ad valorem tax matters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 23.101, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The trial courts of this state shall regularly and |
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frequently set hearings and trials of pending matters, giving |
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preference to hearings and trials of the following: |
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(1) temporary injunctions; |
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(2) criminal actions, with the following actions given |
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preference over other criminal actions: |
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(A) criminal actions against defendants who are |
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detained in jail pending trial; |
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(B) criminal actions involving a charge that a |
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person committed an act of family violence, as defined by Section |
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71.004, Family Code; and |
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(C) an offense under: |
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(i) Section 21.11, Penal Code; |
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(ii) Chapter 22, Penal Code, if the victim |
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of the alleged offense is younger than 17 years of age; |
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(iii) Section 25.02, Penal Code, if the |
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victim of the alleged offense is younger than 17 years of age; or |
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(iv) Section 25.06, Penal Code; |
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(3) election contests and suits under the Election |
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Code; |
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(4) orders for the protection of the family under |
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Subtitle B, Title 4, Family Code; |
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(5) appeals of final rulings and decisions of the |
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division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of |
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Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims and claims under |
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the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Jones Act; |
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(6) appeals of final orders of the commissioner of the |
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General Land Office under Section 51.3021, Natural Resources Code; |
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[and] |
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(7) actions in which the claimant has been diagnosed |
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with malignant mesothelioma, other malignant asbestos-related |
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cancer, malignant silica-related cancer, or acute silicosis; and |
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(8) appeals brought under Section 42.01 or 42.015, Tax |
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Code, of orders of appraisal review boards of appraisal districts |
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established for counties with a population of less than 175,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 57 passed the Senate on |
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March 14, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 57 passed the House on |
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May 2, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |