2, eff. 148, Sec. 6:22-cv-00162-JDK . 4415 (Metro) lgrubbs@collincountytx.gov. (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July. 2, p. 317, ch. 24.192. 184TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Sec. 1352 (S.B. Sec. 24.188. (a) The 82nd Judicial District is composed of Falls and Robertson counties. Sec. (a) The 236th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 480, Sec. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 1st Judicial District is composed of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine counties. 81ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). The 331st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. When a cause is transferred, the clerk shall enter the cause on the docket of the court to which the transfer is made and the judge of that court shall try and dispose of the cause as if the cause had been filed in his court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 15, 2004. Sec. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) If a district judge in the county is sick or otherwise absent, another district judge in the county may hold court for the judge. 3.13(17), eff. 891), Sec. 290TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 129TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 250th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.01(b), eff. (b) The 351st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.954. 24.208. 165 (H.B. June 19, 2009. 24.436. (b) The terms of the 229th District Court begin: (1) in Duval County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Jim Hogg County on the first Mondays in June and December; and. 1337, Sec. 1, eff. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (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. 79TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROOKS AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES). Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 2913), Sec. 2(3), eff. 1575), Sec. January 1, 2015. (d) The board may provide for the compensation of subpoenaed witnesses. This subsection does not limit the powers of the judges when acting for any other judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. September 1, 2009. 507TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 119TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CONCHO, RUNNELS, AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES). Sec. 24.945. 24.263. 2, eff. 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 297th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. (3) the obligees in all appearance bonds and recognizances taken in and for the district court and the witnesses summoned to appear before the district court under the prior law are required to appear at the next term of the court as fixed by the amended law. Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 243rd District Court. (c) The 49th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. The 222nd Judicial District is composed of Deaf Smith and Oldham counties. Sec. 24.942. 79), Sec. L = Limited jurisdiction court. 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 467TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. January 1, 2012. (3) in Martin County on the first Mondays in January, June, and October. 1, eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 354TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT AND RAINS COUNTIES). (a) The 66th Judicial District is composed of Hill County. 202ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE COUNTY). 33, eff. 24.904. 1, eff. (a) The 277th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. (f) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County. 34, Sec. 148, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2015. 413TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON COUNTY). (2) in Mills County on the first Mondays in January, May, and October. 24.600. 848 (S.B. Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 59th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. 24.170. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. The district judge of any district listed in this subchapter is a member of the juvenile board in each county within his district in which a juvenile board exists. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Matagorda County shall be addressed to the district court of Matagorda County. 24.158. September 1, 2009. (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (b) The terms of the 101st District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 2.02(b), eff. 24.515. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.418. 163RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). 466TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). Sec. 480, Sec. 3, eff. (b) The 215th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 24.575. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. Unless there is an objection filed by a party to the suit, the 181st District Court may hear, in any county in the district convenient for the court, any nonjury case pending in any county in the district, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters in which citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. (a) The 180th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1329), Sec. 480, Sec. 2, eff. 912 (S.B. (b) The 195th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24. 226TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 2 / 2 ptsQuestion 3 Municipal courts have jurisdiction over class A misdemeanors that are violations of federal law committed within the city . Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (a) The 427th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (3) "Reapportionment order" means an order adopted by the board that reapportions the judicial districts of the state. Either court, in term or in vacation, may transfer a pending civil or criminal case to the other court by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. 24.591. 305TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.416. 2230), Sec. (b) Except as provided by this section, the judge of a district court may, in any county in his judicial district: (1) hear and determine all preliminary and interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded; (2) hear and determine uncontested or agreed cases and contests of elections pending in his district, unless a party to the suit objects; and. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 80th District Court. Sec. 153RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). 24.500. 480, Sec. 24.602. 32ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FISHER, MITCHELL, AND NOLAN COUNTIES). 5, eff. 480, Sec. (e) The clerk of the district court of Bowie County serves as the clerk of the 202nd District Court. The obligations are legal and valid as if the obligations had been made returnable to the issuing court. 145TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. 24.616. 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 10(a), eff. A district judge may hear and determine motions, including motions for new trial, petitions for injunction, applications for the appointment of a receiver, interventions, pleas in abatement, dilatory pleas, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order on them in the court in which the case or proceeding is pending without transferring the case or proceeding. The 172nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 1306, Sec. Sec. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. 349), Sec. 24.126. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. (a) The 115th Judicial District is composed of Marion and Upshur counties. 3, Sec. January 1, 2017. 855 (H.B. Occupational License Requirements. 24.511. The judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County may hear and dispose of any matter on the courts' general docket without transferring the matter. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (a) The 114th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 188TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GREGG COUNTY). (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sept. 1, 1999. (f) A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the appropriate criminal jurisdiction. Sec. 24.532. September 1, 2018. 24.235. (a) The 17th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 6, eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 459TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 515 (H.B. TEXAS: District Court G $200/No maximum - - - - - County Court at Law, Constitutional . The 350th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. 3796), Sec. Sec. Sec. 24.553. 1189), Sec. 1.01(a), eff. 1.06(a), eff. (b) The terms of the 274th District Court begin on the second Tuesdays in February and August in Comal County, on the second Tuesdays in May and November in Guadalupe County, and on the second Tuesdays in June and December in Hays County. 279TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 94th District Court. 165 (H.B. Sept. 1, 2003. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 152nd District Court. September 1, 2009. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 56th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (c) The judge of the 33rd District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. 237TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). 3 (H.B. 441ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). September 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 339th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. January 1, 2012. Sec. 2.27(a), eff. (4) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in May and November. Austin, Texas 78701. (b) The commissioners court of the county in which a family district court is located shall provide the physical facilities and the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary to operate the family district court. Sec. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County. 24.453. 1352 (S.B. 24.638. 24.143. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 24.110. (a) The 361st Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. 24.554. (5) in Wheeler County on the fourth Mondays in April and November. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. 306TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 572 (S.B. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 108th District Court in Potter County. (c) The 115th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 276th District Court in Marion County. 24.547. The basic structure of the present court system of Texas was established by an 1891 constitutional amendment. 12, eff. 24.275. 24.6008. 1352 (S.B. (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1495, Sec. 1, eff. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). 24.910. 2(a), eff. A reapportionment may not be ordered in the interim immediately following a regular session of the legislature in which a valid and subsisting statewide reapportionment of judicial districts is enacted by the legislature. (b) The 272nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. (c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge. (a) The 160th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. (a) The 134th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (c) Section 24.126, relating to the 25th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Second 25th District Court. . 1.05(a), eff. (b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 56th District Court. (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 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. Sec. 3153), Sec. 704, Sec. Sec. 79), Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sept. 1, 1985. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 24.200. 24.526. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 24.459. 313TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1, eff. 929 (H.B. 2.14(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Sec. (a) The 290th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. September 1, 2022. (f) The Harris County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts as required by law or by the judges. If the court determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 2, eff. (a) The 208th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. APPOINTED COUNSEL. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. September 1, 2015. 24.358. Sec. 1" engraved on the seal. 24.129. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. (b) The terms of the 87th District Court begin: (1) in Anderson County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Freestone County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; (3) in Leon County on the fifth Monday after the first Mondays in May and November; and. 277TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 61st District Court. All citations, notices, restraining orders, and other process issued in Matagorda County by the clerk or judges of the courts are returnable to the district court of Matagorda County without reference to the court number. (d) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 122nd District Court. Sec. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 140th District Court. 2150), Sec. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. Sec. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. 3, eff. 24.237. (b) The 432nd District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. Sept. 1, 1999. 1189), Sec. These matters include: (4) child welfare, custody, support and reciprocal support, dependency, neglect, and delinquency; (c) This subchapter does not limit the jurisdiction of other district courts nor relieve them of responsibility for handling cases involving family law matters. September 1, 2015. Sept. 1, 1990. 24.003. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.534. Sec. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 410th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 55th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 4833), Sec. (b) The 141st District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Except as provided by Section 24.012, the terms of a family district court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. 67, Sec. 282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 86TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). 344TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS COUNTY). 24.586. (b) The terms of the 126th District Court begin on the first Mondays in September and November and the third Mondays in January, March, and June. the court of criminal appeals the supreme court the district court the justice of the peace court. 325TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The 302nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. 136TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). January 1, 2019. (c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 98th District Court. 24.400. 1, eff. 359TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 196, Sec. (b) Each special judge is entitled to receive for each day served as a special judge the same daily salary that a district judge receives. 1, eff. 1082 (H.B. The 457th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 133RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 15, eff. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 347th 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. Sec. PROCEDURE. 227TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 1, eff. 110TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRISCOE, DICKENS, FLOYD, AND MOTLEY COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1987. (b) The terms of the 31st District Court begin: (1) in Gray County on the first Mondays in January and July; (2) in Hemphill County on the second Monday in April and the first Monday in November; (3) in Lipscomb County on the fourth Monday in March and the second Monday in September; (4) in Roberts County on the second Monday in March and the fourth Monday in August; and. 371ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 148, Sec. Sec. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 73rd District Court. 24.112. If the clerk decides not to consolidate the minutes, the judge of each district court shall sign the minutes of each court term not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign at the end of each volume of the minutes. (b) The terms of the 140th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1352 (S.B. 24.216. 606 (S.B. (a) The 130th Judicial District is composed of Matagorda County. 24.007. Sec. 4(b), eff. September 1, 2013. (f) A retired judge appointed to sit for the regular judge under this section shall receive for the services actually performed the same salary that the regular judge is entitled to receive for those services. (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sept. 1, 1985. FILING AND DOCKETING CASES. Sept. 1, 1985. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County shall sign the minutes of each term of those courts not later than the 30th day after the end of each term, shall sign the minutes at the end of each column of the minutes, and shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1082 (H.B. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. (b) The terms of the 410th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. 225TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Each court listed in this subchapter that is directed to give preference to specific matters or types of cases shall participate in all matters relating to juries, grand juries, indictments, and docketing of cases in the same manner as the existing district courts that are similarly directed within that county.