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AN ACT
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relating to the random assignment of criminal and civil cases in |
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district courts in Hidalgo County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.034. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN |
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HIDALGO COUNTY. (a) All civil and criminal cases in the district |
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courts in Hidalgo County shall be assigned and docketed at random by |
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the district clerk using an automated system. |
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(b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district |
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clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B |
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that a district court in Hidalgo County give preference to specific |
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matters. |
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SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Government Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Subsection (d), Section 24.194; |
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(2) Subsection (d), Section 24.195; |
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(3) Subsection (d), Section 24.241; |
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(4) Subsection (b), Section 24.385; |
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(5) Subsection (b), Section 24.452; |
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(6) Subsection (b), Section 24.478; |
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(7) Subsection (b), Section 24.515; |
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(8) Subsection (c), Section 24.534; |
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(9) Subsection (c), Section 24.543; and |
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(10) Subsection (c), Section 24.574. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a case assigned to a Hidalgo County district court on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1575 passed the Senate on |
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April 9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1575 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |