88R6685 JTZ-F     By: Nichols S.B. No. 2573       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the jurisdiction of the 411th District Court and of the   County Court at Law of Polk County.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 24.553, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  The 411th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction in   Polk County with the county court over all misdemeanor cases over   which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and   laws of this state. Cases in the concurrent misdemeanor   jurisdiction may be filed in either court, and all cases of   concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be transferred between the   411th District Court and the county court. A case may not be   transferred from one court to another without the consent of the   judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be   transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to   which it is transferred.          SECTION 2.  Sections 25.1892(a) and (e), 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 in Polk County has   concurrent [civil] jurisdiction with the district court in:                (1)  cases and proceedings involving the collection of   delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and costs and the   foreclosure of tax liens; [and]                (2)  family law cases and proceedings; and                (3)  felony cases to conduct arraignments and pre-trial   hearings and to accept guilty pleas.          (e)  The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at   law in cases of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court   [enumerated in Subsection (a)(2)], and the county clerk serves as   clerk in all other cases. [The district clerk shall establish a   separate docket for a county court at law.]          SECTION 3.  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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.