Texas § 24.033 LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.

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§ 24.033 — LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.

Texas § 24.033

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 24.033 (2026).

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Sec. 24.033. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.

(a)Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 40 ), Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 2019.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004 , precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:

(1)in the judicial district of the affected court; or

(2)outside the judicial district at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the

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Sec. 24.033. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 40 ), Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 2019.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004 , precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:
(1) in the judicial district of the affected court; or
(2) outside the judicial district at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 2766 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 40 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 7, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 40 ), Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 2019.