Texas HB1317 allows the attorney general to petition the chief justice to convene a special three-judge district court for certain cases.

HB1317 amends the Texas Government Code to authorize the attorney general to petition the chief justice of the supreme court to convene a special three-judge district court in specific cases. This applies to suits where the state or a state officer or agency is a defendant in claims challenging the finances or operations of the state's public school system or involving the apportionment of districts for the house of representatives, the senate, the State Board of Education, or the United States Congress, or state judicial districts.

Texas HB1317 allows the attorney general to petition the chief justice to convene a special three-judge district court for certain cases.

HB1317 amends the Texas Government Code to authorize the attorney general to petition the chief justice of the supreme court to convene a special three-judge district court in specific cases. This applies to suits where the state or a state officer or agency is a defendant in claims challenging the finances or operations of the state's public school system or involving the apportionment of districts for the house of representatives, the senate, the State Board of Education, or the United States Congress, or state judicial districts.