88R3985 JTZ-F
By: Hunter H.B. No. 2998
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the County Court at Law of Aransas County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 25.0062(a) and (b), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
25.0003 and other law, a county court at law of Aransas County has
concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) family law cases and proceedings; [and]
(2) felony cases to conduct arraignments, conduct
pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas; and
(3) civil cases in which the matter in controversy
exceeds the maximum amount provided by Section 25.0003.
(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at
law in felony cases, in [and] family law cases and proceedings, and
in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $250,000.
The [and the] county clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law
in all other cases. The district clerk shall establish a separate
docket for a county court at law. The commissioners court shall
provide the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary
to operate a county court at law.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a case filed or proceeding commenced on or after the effective date
of this Act. A case filed or proceeding commenced before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the case was filed or the proceeding was commenced, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.