Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB248: Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County.
Status: In committee, August 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County.
From the introduced text, August 19, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.1101(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Hidalgo County has[ADDED: the following statutory probate ] [ADDED: courts:] [ADDED: (1)][[DELETED: one statutory probate court, the]] Probate Court [ and] [ADDED: (2) Probate Court No. 2 of Hidalgo County]. SECTION 2. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, is 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 Hidalgo County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court and (2) civil cases [[DELETED: in which the matter in controversy ] [DELETED: does not exceed $750,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive ] [DELETED: damages and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on ] [DELETED: the page of the petition]]. SECTION 3. On the effective date of this and (2) the Probate Court of Hidalgo County is redesignated as Probate Court No. 1 of Hidalgo County. SECTION 4. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an action filed in a county court at law in Hidalgo County on or after the effective date …
Sponsors
- Sergio Munoz (D, HD-036) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
- : Read first time
- : Filed
Subjects: Courts--County & Statutory, HIDALGO COUNTY
Common questions
- What is HB248?
- HB248 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County.
- What does HB248 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts and creation of an additional statutory probate court in Hidalgo County.
- What is the status of HB248?
- In committee as of August 20, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (August 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB248?
- Sergio Munoz (D, HD-036).
- Where is the official record for HB248?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00248
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