89R15051 BCH-D
By: Darby H.B. No. 5697
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Tom
Green County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.2282, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Tom Green County has
concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases
and proceedings.
SECTION 2. Section 25.2282, Government Code, as amended by
this Act, applies 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 action was filed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.