84R2404 CAE-F
By: Nelson S.B. No. 291
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of certain county criminal courts in
Tarrant County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.2223(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A county criminal court in Tarrant County has
jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and
appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have
civil jurisdiction. The County Criminal Courts Nos. 5 and 10 of
Tarrant County also have concurrent jurisdiction within the county
of all appeals [from criminal convictions] under the laws of this
state and the municipal ordinances of the municipalities located in
Tarrant County that are appealed from the justice courts and
municipal courts in the county. The County Criminal Courts Nos. 5,
7, 8, 9, and 10 of Tarrant County also have concurrent jurisdiction
with the district court in felony cases to conduct arraignments,
conduct pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.