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      By: Bettencourt, et al. S.B. No. 987     (DeAyala)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial   courts of this state over certain criminal actions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 571.171, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:           (d)     This section does not require the exhaustion of civil,   including administrative, remedies as a prerequisite to the vesting   in a trial court of subject matter jurisdiction over a criminal   action for which the trial court would otherwise have jurisdiction   under other law.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies to a criminal action commenced   before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.