85R18993 SRS-D
By: Longoria H.B. No. 4295
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the county courts at law in Hidalgo County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.1101(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Hidalgo County has the following statutory county
courts:
(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County;
(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Hidalgo County;
(3) County Court at Law No. 4 of Hidalgo County;
(4) County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County;
(5) County Court at Law No. 6 of Hidalgo County;
(6) County Court at Law No. 7 of Hidalgo County; [and]
(7) County Court at Law No. 8 of Hidalgo County; and
(8) County Court at Law No. 9 of Hidalgo County.
SECTION 2. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Hidalgo County has
concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) family law cases and proceedings; and
(2) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
does not exceed $1 million [$750,000], excluding interest,
statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees
and costs, as alleged on the page of the petition.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 25.1101(a), Government
Code, as amended by this Act, the County Court at Law No. 9 of
Hidalgo County is created January 1, 2019.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.