Texas Government Code - Section 22.214. Thirteenth Court Of Appeals
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§ 22.214. THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS. (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.
(e) The automobile allowance authorized by Subsection (d)
is not subject to:
(1) the limitations on additional compensation paid to
a justice of a court of appeals district imposed by Section 31.003;
or
(2) the salary differentials provided by Subchapter B,
Chapter 659.
(f) Nueces County shall each fiscal year pay the total
amount of the supplemental salaries, car allowances, and fringe
benefits to the justices of the court. Each county composing the
district, except Nueces County, shall annually reimburse Nueces
County for that county's portion of the total amount paid under this
subsection by Nueces County during the preceding fiscal year. Each
county in the district, including Nueces County, is liable for a
share of the total amount paid, based on the proportion that
county's population bears to the total population of all the
counties in the district.
(g) The Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall provide
to each county liable for the reimbursement under Subsection (f) a
statement of that county's share. The statement must be approved by
the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court
of Appeals District. A county shall pay its share of the
reimbursement not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the
county's fiscal year.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended
by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, § 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1037, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts
2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1177, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 22.208 22.209 22.210 22.211 22.212 22.2121 22.213 22.214 22.2141 22.215 22.216 22.217 22.218 22.219 22.220
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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