Texas Government Code

§ 22.214 — THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

GV § 22.214Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 22. APPELLATE COURTS · Art. C. COURTS OF APPEALS

Statute text

(a)The Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Edinburg.

(b)Nueces County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in the City of Corpus Christi and Hidalgo County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in the City of Edinburg for the court and the justices without expense to the state.

(c)The court may transact its business at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except that:

(1)all cases originating in Nueces County shall be heard and transacted in Nueces County; and

(2)all cases originating in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County shall be heard and transacted in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County.

(d)The commissioners courts of the counties in the district by adopting concurrent orders may authorize the payment of an automobile allowance in an amount not to exceed $15,000 annually to each of the justices of the court for automobile expenses incurred in performing official duties.

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1177, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.