TITLE: Relating to the designation of a judicial district in Hidalgo County as the district court with preference for family law matters.

SUMMARY: Relating to the designation of a judicial district in Hidalgo County as the district court with preference for family law matters.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the designation of a judicial district in Hidalgo County as the district court with preference for family law matters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 24.194, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (e) Subsection (f) applies to the 92nd, 93rd, 139th, 206th, 275th, 332nd, 370th, 389th, 398th, 430th, and 449th judicial districts. (f) The judges of the district courts listed in Subsection (e) by agreement shall designate one of the listed district courts to give preference to family law matters. SECTION 2. Not later than October 2, 2017, the judges of the district courts listed in Section 24.194(e), Government Code, as added by this Act, shall by agreement designate a listed court as the court to give preference to family law matters. If the judges fail to designate a court to give preference to family law matters on or before October 2, 2017, the local administrative judge for Hidalgo County district courts shall designate a district court to give preference to family law matters not later than October 6, 2017. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.