85R6609 DMS-D By: Faircloth H.B. No. 4130 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.1951, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 54.1951. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a constitutional county court in a county that: (1) has a population of more than 285,000 [585,000]; and (2) is contiguous to a county with a population of at least four million. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.