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Chapter 155 H.B. No. 1889 1 AN ACT 2 relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in the city 3 of Mesquite. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Government Code, is amended by 6 adding Subchapter YY to read as follows: 7 SUBCHAPTER YY. MESQUITE 8 Sec. 30.01891. APPLICATION; DEFINITIONS. (a) This 9 subchapter applies to the city of Mesquite. 10 (b) In this subchapter: 11 (1) "Appellate courts" means the county courts at law 12 of Dallas County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction. 13 (2) "Municipal court administrator" means the clerk of 14 the municipal courts of record. 15 Sec. 30.01892. JUDGE. Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), 16 and (5) do not apply to this subchapter. 17 Sec. 30.01893. COURT "RULES. The presiding judge shall 18 adopt rules not inconsistent with this subchapter or other law for 19 the municipal courts of record to provide efficiency, uniformity, 20 and fairness in the conduct of the business of the courts. The 21 rules may: 22 (1) address courtroom decorum and attire; 23 (2) address court protocol; 24 (3) govern the hearing of pleas, motions for
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1889, Chapter 155,
legislative document,
May 28, 2011;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311133/m1/1/:
accessed April 19, 2024),
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