H.B. No. 102 amends Section 25.1102(a) of the Government Code to expand the jurisdiction of county courts at law in Hidalgo County. The bill introduces concurrent jurisdiction with district courts for family law cases, civil cases, and criminal cases involving offenses punishable as state jail felonies. The previous limitation that restricted jurisdiction to civil cases where the matter in controversy did not exceed $750,000 has been removed.

The changes made by this bill will apply only to actions filed in county courts at law in Hidalgo County on or after the effective date of the Act, which is set to take effect 91 days after the conclusion of the legislative session. Actions filed before this date will continue to be governed by the law in effect at the time of filing.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 25.1102 (Government Code 25)