84R2195 CAE-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 1818
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of additional county courts at law in
Cameron County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0331(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Cameron County has the following statutory county
courts:
(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Cameron County;
(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Cameron County; [and]
(3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Cameron County;
(4) County Court at Law No. 4 of Cameron County; and
(5) County Court at Law No. 5 of Cameron County.
SECTION 2. Section 25.0332, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) The County Court at Law No. 4 of Cameron County shall
give preference to probate, guardianship, and mental health
matters.
SECTION 3. (a) The County Court at Law No. 4 of Cameron
County is created on January 1, 2016.
(b) The County Court at Law No. 5 of Cameron County is
created on January 1, 2018.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.