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Chapter 541
S.B. No. 1575
AN ACT relating to the random assignment of criminal and civil cases in district courts in Hidalgo County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 24, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 24.034 to read as follows: Sec. 24.034. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN HIDALGO COUNTY. (a) All civil and criminal cases in the district courts in Hidalgo County shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk using an automated system. (b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B