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  89R14954 JRR-D     By: Moody H.B. No. 3757       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a writ to invoke the jurisdiction of a district court   for the purpose of obtaining relevant documents for a   postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 11, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Article 11.66 to read as follows:           Art.   11.66.     WRIT TO INVOKE DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION FOR   PURPOSE OF OBTAINING RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR POSTCONVICTION WRIT OF   HABEAS CORPUS APPLICATION. (a)   A person may file a writ under this   article in a district court for the purpose of invoking the court's   jurisdiction to obtain documents described by Subsection (b)(2)(B)   related to filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus under   this chapter.           (b)     A person may file a petition for a writ under this   article only if:                 (1)  the person is an attorney licensed in this state;                 (2)  the person affirms in the petition that:                       (A)     the person is seeking to file an application   for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of an applicant after a final   conviction; and                       (B)     the person cannot in good faith file the   application until the person obtains documents relevant to a ground   for relief in the application; and                 (3)     the person provides the office of the attorney   representing the state in the applicant's case with reasonable   notice of the person's intention to file a petition for a writ under   this article.           (c)     A district court's jurisdiction under this article is   limited only to matters relating to:                 (1)  a petition for a writ under this article; and                 (2)     the issuance of documents requested by the   petition for a writ under this article.          SECTION 2.  Section 24.011, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 24.011.  WRIT POWER. A judge of a district court may,   either in termtime or vacation, grant a writ [ writs ] of mandamus,   injunction, sequestration, attachment, garnishment, certiorari,   and supersedeas , a writ to issue documents under Article 11.66,   Code of Criminal Procedure, and any [ all ] other writ [ writs ]   necessary to the enforcement of the court's jurisdiction.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.