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  S.B. No. 660
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in
  Travis County.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 25.2291, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Travis County has the following statutory county
  courts:
               (1)  County Court at Law No. 1 of Travis County, Texas;
               (2)  County Court at Law No. 2 of Travis County, Texas;
               (3)  County Court at Law No. 3 of Travis County, Texas;
               (4)  County Court at Law Number 4 of Travis County;
               (5)  County Court at Law Number 5 of Travis County;
               (6)  The County Court at Law Number 6 of Travis County;
  [and]
               (7)  The County Court at Law Number 7 of Travis County;
  and
               (8)  The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County.
         SECTION 2.  Section 25.2292, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
         (n)  The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County shall
  give preference to criminal cases.
         SECTION 3.  The County Court at Law Number 8 of Travis County
  is created on the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2008.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 660 passed the Senate on
  April 18, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 21, 2007, by the
  following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 660 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143,
  Nays 0, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor