S. 32 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

LACA

Sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Referred to the Judiciary Committee

Latest action Sep 16, 2026

SponsorSen. Ted Cruz, Texas· 1 cosponsorSen. Alex Padilla, California

What the bill does

This act adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Sep 18, 2026.

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About 100 words

Contents

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Local Access to Courts Act” or “LACA”.

Sec. 2. Organization of Texas district courts

Section 124(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (3), by inserting “and College Station” before the period at the end.

Sec. 3. Organization of California district courts

Section 84(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and El Centro” after “at San Diego”.

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