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| 1 | 1 | 86R6540 TSS-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Springer H.B. No. 920 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of | |
| 8 | 8 | Cooke County in family law matters. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 25.0512, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section | |
| 13 | 13 | 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Cooke County has | |
| 14 | 14 | concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases | |
| 15 | 15 | and proceedings. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at | |
| 17 | 17 | law in family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves | |
| 18 | 18 | as clerk of the court in all other cases and proceedings. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 20 | 20 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 21 | 21 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 22 | 22 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |