TITLE: Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant County.

SUMMARY: Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant County.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Tarrant County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.2222(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction over all civil matters and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county courts. The County Court at Law No. 1 of Tarrant County also has jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county courts. The County Courts at Law Nos. 2 and 3 of Tarrant County do not have criminal jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other provision, a county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction on any appeal from a municipal court of record in Tarrant County that is not an appeal of a criminal law case or proceeding. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.