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Texas Government Code - Section 22.204. Third Court Of Appeals

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§ 22.204. THIRD COURT OF APPEALS.  (a) The Court of 
Appeals for the Third Court of Appeals District shall be held in the 
City of Austin.
	(b)  The court may transact its business at the county seat 
of any of the counties within its district as the court determines 
is necessary and convenient, except that all cases originating in 
Travis County shall be heard and transacted in that county.
	(c)  The counties other than Travis County composing the 
Third Court of Appeals District shall annually reimburse Travis 
County for the costs incurred by Travis County during its previous 
fiscal year for supplemental salaries and fringe benefits for the 
justices of that court of appeals.
	(d)  Each county, including Travis County, shall pay a share 
based on the proportion its population bears to the total 
population of all the counties in the district according to the most 
recent federal census.
	(e)  A county shall pay its share not later than the 60th day 
after the beginning of the county's fiscal year.
	(f)  The Commissioners Court of Travis County shall provide 
each county liable for the reimbursement with a statement of that 
county's share.  The statement must be approved by the chief justice 
of the Court of Appeals for the Third Court of Appeals District.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended 
by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, § 1.09, 2.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 
1987.

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