89R15485 BCH-D     By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 4260       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a prohibition on the practice of law in certain courts   by a county commissioner or a county judge.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 82.064, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read   as follows:          (b)  A county judge [or county clerk] who is licensed to   practice law may not appear and practice as an attorney at law in:                (1)  any court in the county where the county judge   serves; or                (2)  any other county or justice court except in cases   over which the court in which the judge [or clerk] serves has   neither original nor appellate jurisdiction.          (c)  A county clerk who is licensed to practice law may not   appear and practice as an attorney at law in the supreme court, the   court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, [or] a district   court, or any county or justice court unless the court in which the   clerk serves has neither original nor appellate jurisdiction.          (d)  A county commissioner who is licensed to practice law   may not appear and practice as an attorney at law in any court of   appeals, district court, county court, or justice court with   jurisdiction in the county the county commissioner serves.          SECTION 2.  Sections 171.010(c) and (d), Local Government   Code, are repealed.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an action or proceeding filed on or after the effective date of this   Act. An action or proceeding filed before the effective date of   this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the action or   proceeding was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.