HB 516 65-0 (1977)
Author: Evans, Charles
Providing administration of family law by replacing the juvenile courts of Dallas and Harris counties and all functioning domestic relations courts with district courts of general jurisdiction to be called family district courts; providing for these courts' jurisdiction, terms, personnel, facilities, and administration; restructuring existing juvenile boards in certain counties and providing for the future creation and organization of juvenile boards in other counties; repealing the laws creating and providing for the replaced courts; repealing the laws providing for creation of domestic relations courts in Lubbock and Starr Counties.
House: Judicial Affairs
Laid on the table subject to call
SB 266 65-0 (1977)
Author: Mauzy, OscarSponsor: Evans, Charles
Providing for the administration of family law by replacing the juvenile courts of Dallas and Harris counties and all functioning domestic relations courts with district courts of general jurisdiction to be called family district courts; providing for transfer of cases, process, and writs; providing for the jurisdiction, terms, personnel, facilities, and administration of these courts; providing for the appointment, qualifications, terms, and compensation of judges; restructuring existing juvenile boards in certain counties and providing for the futures creation and organization of juvenile boards in other counties and for compensation of members; making provisions relating to retirement benefits for judges of family district courts; providing effective dates; repealing the laws creating and providing for the replaced courts; repealing the laws providing for creation of domestic relations courts in Lubbock and Starr counties; making certain transition provisions and other provisions relating to such courts; and declaring an emergency.
House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
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HB 752 64-0 (1975)
Author: Evans, Charles
Providing for the administration of family law by redesignating each domestic relations court and special juvenile court of the State of Texas a regular numbered judicial district; increasing the jurisdiction of each court to that of a court of general jurisdiction giving preference to family matters; providing for terms, personnel, facilities, and administration; making other provisions relative to the courts and judges; repealing certain Acts.
House: Judicial Affairs Senate: Jurisprudence
Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence
HB 256 63-0 (1973)
Author: Uher, D.R.
Providing for the administration of family law by replacing all functioning domestic relations courts and juvenile courts in the state with district courts of general jurisdiction, to be called family district courts; providing for these courts' jurisdiction, terms, personnel, facilities, and administration; restructuring existing juvenile boards in certain counties and providing for the future creation and organization of juvenile boards in other counties; repealing the laws creating and providing for the replaced courts; repealing the laws providing for creation of domestic relations courts in Lubbock and Starr counties.
House: Judiciary
Committee hearing date
HB 725 63-0 (1973)
Author: Hale, L. DeWitt
Providing for the administration of family law by replacing the special juvenile courts of Harris and Dallas counties and all functioning domestic relations courts with district courts of general jurisdiction, to be called family district courts; providing for these courts' jurisdiction, terms, personnel, facilities, and administration; restructuring existing juvenile boards in certain counties and providing for the future creation and organization of juvenile boards in other counties; repealing laws creating and providing for the replaced courts; repealing the laws providing for creation of domestic relations courts in Lubbock and Starr counties; and declaring an emergency.
House: Judiciary Senate: Administration
Referred to Committee on Administration
SB 53 63-0 (1973)
Author: Mauzy, Oscar
Providing for the administration of family law by replacing all functioning domestic relations courts and the juvenile courts of Dallas and Harris Counties with district courts of general jurisdiction, to be called family district courts; providing for these courts' jurisdiction, terms, personnel, facilities, and administration; restructuring existing juvenile boards in certain counties and providing for the future creation and organization of juvenile boards in other counties; repealing the laws creating and providing for the replaced courts; repealing the laws providing for creation of domestic relations courts in Lubbock and Starr Counties.
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
Reported favorably as amended
HB 806 62-0 (1971)
Author: Hale, L. DeWitt
Relating to administration of family law in certain counties.
SB 508 62-0 (1971)
Author: Mauzy, Oscar | et. al.
Relating to amending and repealing Statutes and enacting Family District Court Act, transferring functions of Domestic Relations and special juvenile courts, jurisdiction concurrent with other District Courts, naming courts, etc.
HB 114 61-0 (1969)
Author: Hale, L. DeWitt
Relating to providing for the administration of family law by replacing all functioning domestic relations courts and the juvenile courts of Dallas and Harris counties with district courts of general jurisdiction, to be called family district courts; restructuring existing juvenile boards in certain counties and providing for the future creation and organization of juvenile boards in other counties; repealing the laws creating and providing for the creating of domestic relations courts in Lubbock and Starr counties.
SB 123 60-0 (1967)
Author: Word, James Powell | et. al.
Relating to providing for the administration of family law by replacing all functioning domestic relations courts and the juvenile courts of Dallas and Harris counties with district courts of general jurisdiction, to be called family district courts.
