Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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22 By: Darby H.B. No. 5697
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77 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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99 relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Tom
1010 Green County.
1111 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1212 SECTION 1. Section 25.2282, Government Code, is amended by
1313 adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
1414 (b) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
1515 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Tom Green County has
1616 concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases
1717 and proceedings.
1818 SECTION 2. Section 25.2282, Government Code, as amended by
1919 this Act, applies only to a case filed or proceeding commenced on or
2020 after the effective date of this Act. A case filed or proceeding
2121 commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
2222 law in effect on the date the action was filed, and the former law is
2323 continued in effect for that purpose.
2424 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.