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| 1 | 1 | By: Watson S.B. No. 1640 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the creation of additional judicial districts in Travis | |
| 7 | 7 | County. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Sections 24.6003 and 24.6004 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 24.6003. 459TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) | |
| 12 | 12 | The 459th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. | |
| 13 | 13 | (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil | |
| 14 | 14 | matters. | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 24.6004. 460TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) | |
| 16 | 16 | The 460th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) The 460th District Court shall give preference to | |
| 18 | 18 | criminal matters. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. (a) The 459th Judicial District is created on | |
| 20 | 20 | October 1, 2017. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) The 460th Judicial District is created on October 1, | |
| 22 | 22 | 2019. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |