By: Krause H.B. No. 3642
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of county courts at law in Tarrant
County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.2222(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction
over all causes and proceedings, civil and criminal, original and
appellate, prescribed by law for county courts but shall give
preference to civil cases. [civil matters and causes, original and
appellate, prescribed by law for county courts. The County Court at
Law No. 1 of Tarrant County also has jurisdiction over all criminal
matters and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for
county courts. The County Courts at Law Nos. 2 and 3 of Tarrant
County do not have criminal jurisdiction.] Notwithstanding any
other provision, a county court at law in Tarrant County has
jurisdiction on any appeal from a municipal court of record in
Tarrant County that is not an appeal of a criminal law case or
proceeding.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.