October 1, 2019. (c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin: (1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December; (2) in Comal County on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January; and. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. January 1, 2012. (a) The 414th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. January 1, 2012. (b) The 283rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 3, eff. (c) The criminal district courts have jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any other of the judges may hold court for him. 165 (H.B. The 196th Judicial District is composed of Hunt County. Sec. 327TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. 929 (H.B. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 72ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CROSBY AND LUBBOCK COUNTIES). 24.178. 24.903. 24.495. The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 191st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). (c) The judge of the 59th District Court may impanel the grand jury in Grayson County as provided by law for any terms of his court that he considers proper. 891), Sec. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) Each of the district courts has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. OFFICERS OF COURT. (e) The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county. 24.396. Sec. 3774), Sec. (b) The terms of the 114th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 6, eff. (c) The following procedures in any civil or criminal case are the same and have the same force and effect when done at a special term as though done at a regular term: (1) the issuance of process, whether to a regular term or a special term; (3) the issuance of an order, judgment, or decree; and. (e) The terms of the 6th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 3, Sec. 1, eff. 24.941. 1, eff. 3, eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 35th District Court begin: (1) in Brown County on the first Mondays in February, June, and November; and. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 70th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 3, eff. 362ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. 530, Sec. (b) The terms of the 24th District Court begin: (1) in Calhoun County on the fourth Mondays in April and October; (2) in DeWitt County on the second Mondays in January and July; (3) in Goliad County on the first Mondays in February and August; (4) in Jackson County on the fourth Mondays in January and July; (5) in Refugio County on the third Mondays in April and October; and. (a) The 95th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.534. (b) The 247th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (e) The judge of each criminal district court or county criminal court may, on motion of the judge or the criminal district attorney, transfer misdemeanor cases between the courts by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. Sec. (a) The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, and the district clerk shall serve each family district court in their county in the same manner they serve the district courts of their county. (d) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 120th District Court. Sept. 1, 1995. 2150), Sec. 165, Sec. (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (a) The 74th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 24.232. (a) The 263rd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. 704, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 929 , Sec. Sec. 1, eff. (c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. (2) in Shelby County on the first Mondays in March, July, and November. (a) The 351st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. An obligation issued from the affected court is returnable to another district court in the county on the date that court directs, but may not be made returnable on a date that is earlier than the date on which the obligation was originally returnable. 845 (S.B. 1, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 137th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. Sept. 1, 1985. 148, Sec. Sec. 348TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 480, Sec. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the district courts in Bell County except by special order of the presiding judge. 1385, Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.399. Sec. To be eligible for the appointment, the retired judge must have voluntarily retired from office and must certify his willingness to serve. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (b) The 371st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.124. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 139th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 346TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 3 (H.B. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 2 is composed of Tarrant County. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. If the counties that compose a judicial district or the time or place for holding terms of a district court are changed by law: (1) the process and writs issued from the district court and made returnable to a term of court fixed by the law at the time of the issuance are returnable to the next term of the court as fixed by the amended law and are as legal and valid as if they were made returnable to the term of the court as fixed by the amended law; (2) the grand and petit jurors selected or drawn under the prior law in any county in the judicial district are lawfully selected or drawn for the next term of the district court of the county as fixed by the amended law; and. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 356th Judicial District is composed of Hardin County. September 1, 2009. The 264th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. (a) The 13th Judicial District is composed of Navarro County. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). 10, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. The 293rd Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. 1, eff. 238TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (c) The 111th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. 3. 24.018. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest. 1.08(a), eff. September 1, 2010. 306TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 24.387. 24.364. Sec. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. 24.442. 1, eff. 5. Sec. 1342 (S.B. (c) The 274th District Court has the same jurisdiction as the 22nd and the 207th district courts in Comal and Hays counties and concurrent jurisdiction with the 25th and Second 25th district courts in Guadalupe County. (a) The 424th Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties. (c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. (a) The 231st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (2) in Tyler County on the first Mondays in June and December. Jan. 15, 2004. Sept. 1, 1995. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. (g) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 202nd District Court. Aug. 28, 1989. 1, eff. 1189), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. The 415th Judicial District is composed of Parker County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2015. 24.450. (e) The terms of the 406th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (b) The terms of the 136th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.583. (e) The terms of the 115th District Court begin: (1) in Marion County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. 24.432. 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 845 (S.B. 3199), Sec. In a county placed in a different or additional judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk, sheriff, constables, county attorney, and district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county, and their assistants and successors in office, shall be the respective officers of all district courts of the county, including the courts of the different or additional judicial districts. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.275. 1, eff. 24.207. 41ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. (c) The Tarrant County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. FILING AND DOCKETING CASES. September 1, 2005. Sec. Sec. Abilene Division. 24.235. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Matagorda County shall be addressed to the district court of Matagorda County. January 1, 2012. (a) The 381st Judicial District is composed of Starr County. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 39th Judicial District is composed of Haskell, Kent, Stonewall, and Throckmorton counties. (d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 414th District Court. Sec. (b) The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. All grand and petit juries drawn for one district court in each county are interchangeable with any other district court in that county as if the jury had been drawn for the court in which it is used. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1337, Sec. McKinney, TX 75071. 417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 7. 321ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. (c) The terms of the 15th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. (b) The 390th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 2, eff. 24.491. Sept. 1, 1985. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (2) family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. (d) The judge of the 13th District Court shall impanel grand juries at the April and October terms and at any other terms as ordered by the judge. 24.550. (c) The district courts in Bexar County have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.109. Sept. 1, 1999. 24.205. 1, eff. The 325th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. The 189th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. May 14, 2007. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.352. (a) The 198th Judicial District is composed of Bandera and Kerr Counties. 424TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). 2, eff. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 445th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. (b) The terms of the 154th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July and are designated as the January and July terms. 24.351. 349), Sec. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 148th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court. (a) The 125th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 891), Sec. 349), Sec. JURISDICTION. If the court determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance. 8.44(2), eff. 1, eff. 24.60099. (g) The Dallas County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts when required by law or by the judge. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.631. 1.09(a), eff. 7 is composed of Dallas County. 1189), Sec. 2.18(a), eff. (c) Each of the judges of the district courts in Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties shall sign the minutes of each term of his court in each of the counties not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign the minutes of the other courts covering the proceedings that were held before him. September 1, 2007. The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county. (b) The terms of the 130th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September and are designated as the March-August and September-February terms. Aug. 28, 1995. January 1, 2012. The board shall meet at least once in each interim between regular sessions of the legislature and shall exercise its reapportionment powers only in the interims between regular legislative sessions. The 365th Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. Sec. Sec. 75 (S.B. September 1, 2019. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED JUDGE TO SIT FOR REGULAR JUDGE. (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. The 397th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. 606 (S.B. 606 (S.B. (b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 24.128. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 355), Sec. Sec. 1103 (H.B. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1997. 266TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ERATH COUNTY). 1321 (S.B. 24.107. (a) The 77th Judicial District is composed of Freestone and Limestone counties. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. (a) The 31st Judicial District is composed of Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, and Wheeler counties. (b) The 356th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction over all matters of civil and criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. The 421st Judicial District is composed of Caldwell County. Sept. 1, 1996. 3. (c) The terms of the 128th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.517. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1352 (S.B. 1352 (S.B. 2.01, eff. 5, eff. 24.522. 1146, Sec. The 199th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Aug. 30, 1993. Sec. Sec. 24.510. 480, Sec. 4 has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. September 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. The 413th Judicial District is composed of Johnson County. Sept. 1, 1997. 456TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GUADALUPE COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.210. Sec. 480, Sec. Sec. (2) "Reapportionment" means the redistribution of the judicial districts of the state by designating the county or counties to be included in each judicial district and may affect any or all of the judicial districts and counties of the state under either the original reapportionment made under this subchapter or a reapportionment at a time subsequent to an original reapportionment. January 1, 2023. 24.146. September 1, 2017. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 292nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The 404th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1999. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 148, Sec. 248TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.121. Sec. January 1, 2012. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The sheriff of each county or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. (e) By order entered on the minutes of the court, the presiding judge of the district courts in Bell County may in his discretion, either in termtime or vacation, transfer any civil or criminal case to any of the other district courts. (512) 916-5896. 2230), Sec. 24.011. (c) The judge of the 87th District Court shall impanel grand juries in Limestone County at the May and November terms and in Freestone County at the January and July terms and at any other terms of the court as ordered by the judge. (a) The 248th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). A statutory county court does not have jurisdiction over causes and proceedings concerning roads, bridges, and public highways and the general administration of county business that is within the jurisdiction of the commissioners court of each county. The commissioners court of a county that is newly included in a judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter shall provide suitable quarters, facilities, and personnel for the district court of the judicial district. 1951), Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction prescribed by law, each district court in Wichita County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 750 (H.B. Sec. If two or more persons originally and properly join in one suit, the suit for jurisdictional purposes is treated as if one party is suing for the aggregate amount of all their claims added together, excluding interest and costs. Sec. 1, eff. The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. 24.218. (a) The 53rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 505TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). September 1, 2015. (2) in Mills County on the first Mondays in January, May, and October. JURISDICTION OVER COMMISSIONERS COURT. 8, eff. RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT. (a) The 21st Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. 304TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 1st District Court in Sabine and San Augustine counties has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 2454), Sec. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 254th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 480, Sec. 3(a), eff. Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. January 1, 2007. . If more than one county is contained in a judicial district, the territory of the judicial district must be contiguous. January 1, 2022. 24.904. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him.