Sept. 1, 1985. Tex. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. The receiving court need not receive the transcript of the transferred cause to have jurisdiction over the cause. 541 (S.B. Sec. The 296th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sept. 1, 1985. 2766), Sec. (h) All bonds taken for the appearance of defendants, parties, or witnesses in any district court or in any inferior court in Bexar County are binding on all defendants, parties, or witnesses, and their sureties, in any of the courts in which the case is pending or to which the case may be transferred. 4(b), eff. (a) The reapportionment of the judicial districts of the state by the board is subject to the rules and conditions provided by Subsections (b)-(d). January 1, 2012. Directions. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). (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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (3) sign all necessary orders and judgments in those matters. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA AND WHARTON COUNTIES). 26, Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 231st District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 349TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). (h) The judges of the district courts listed in Subsection (g) by agreement shall designate one of the listed district courts as the domestic violence district court for Harris County. Sept. 1, 1985. If a case is transferred, all process and writs issued out of the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred. 355), Sec. 480, Sec. 280TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2.27(a), eff. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 396th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts and the justice courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. The 421st Judicial District is composed of Caldwell County. 24.235. 452ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EDWARDS, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). 21, Sec. 2, eff. (b) The terms of the 134th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 515 (H.B. 1352 (S.B. (5) in Upton County on the first Monday in February and the second Monday in June. 22 Third, Plaintiff's Complaint was dismissed on February 10, 2023, for failure to state a . 797, Sec. 263RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). (b) The 402nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Wood County 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. Sept. 1, 1999. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). 24.430. 24.210. (b-1) The 19th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts. (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sec. (a) The 103rd Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. Sec. Unless an objection is filed by a party to the suit, the 424th 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. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.301. 234TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 79), Sec. 24.6005. 580 (S.B. Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 208TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2, eff. Sec. 2(9), eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 119th District Court begin: (1) in Concho County on the first Mondays in February and July; (2) in Runnels County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. 24.483. September 1, 2005. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 2.04(a), eff. 1951), Sec. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case. 24.452. 150TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. However, we wanted to remind you that in addition, the jurisdictional limit increase to $20,000 went into effect on September 1, 2020. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2017. EPA, filed Jan. 18 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas. (b) The 236th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) The 292nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. The State District Courts hold hearings on pre-trial matters and preside over jury and non-jury trials. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (d) Section 24.151, relating to the 49th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 111th District Court in Webb County. (d) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 24.5995. Sept. 1, 1990. (c) The judge may take a vacation and not attend court for four weeks in each year. (b) The terms of the 146th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). 310TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 391st Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. 480, Sec. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.388. Sec. 24.467. The 401st Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 24.017. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (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. 2150), Sec. 24.633. 24.376. The 425th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 213th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. (b) The 263rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 480, Sec. 24.458. (a) The 329th Judicial District is composed of Wharton County. (b) Unless provided otherwise by the local rules of administration, a district judge in the county may: (1) except as provided by Subsection (b-1), transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on the court's docket, other than a case governed by Chapter 155, Family Code, to the docket of another district court in the county; (2) hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in another district court in the county without having the case transferred; (3) sit for another district court in the county and hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in that court; (4) temporarily exchange benches with the judge of another district court in the county; (5) try different cases in the same court at the same time; and. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 73rd District Court. 1(a), eff. (e) 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. January 1, 2009. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.182. (b) The terms of the 2nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 385TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 340th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (a) The 166th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 3481), Sec. Sec. 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 855 (H.B. 1103 (H.B. Sec. 24.428. 24.188. 24.230. 295TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) Section 24.490, relating to the 344th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 253rd District Court in Chambers County. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 8(b), eff. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 57th District Court. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3774), Sec. 109TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDREWS, CRANE, AND WINKLER COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.145. (h) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the district court having jurisdiction in Upshur County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction, other than probate jurisdiction, of a county court. (b) The 195th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 442ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 15, eff. 160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 354th Judicial District is composed of Hunt and Rains counties. 1. 1, eff. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. January 1, 2012. 11(a), eff. (a) The 257th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (d) The 91st District Court may not impanel a grand jury except by special order of the judge. 24.421. 632, Sec. Two or more judges may try different cases in the same court at the same time and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. Sec. (5) in Wheeler County on the fourth Mondays in April and November. 450TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 1146, Sec. 6:22-cv-00162-JDK . The 271st Judicial District is composed of Jack and Wise counties. Sec. September 1, 2015. 24.575. (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. 934 (H.B. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.612. 606 (S.B. (e) The judge of the 47th District Court may transfer a case to the docket of any district court that has jurisdiction over the case with the approval of the judge of the court to which the case is transferred. 24.361. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. This section does not entitle the retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court to participate in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. The judge of the 341st District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in the county. (b) The 282nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (b) The terms of the Second 25th District Court begin: (1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in April and November; (2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in May and December; (3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in February and September; and. (a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT COUNTY). (c) The commissioners court shall provide suitable quarters in the county courthouse for the court and the officers of the 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. 3.13(15), eff. Sec. Jurisdiction; Important Information . 2(a), eff. The 336th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County. 24.252. (b) The terms of the 98th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, October, and December. Sec. 148, Sec. 24.163. The 261st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 355), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.121. 24.448. (f) The sheriff of Bowie County or his deputy shall attend the court while it is sitting in Texarkana and shall perform the duties required by law or under the order of the court. (b) The terms of the 81st District Court begin: (1) in Atascosa County on the third Mondays in March and September; (2) in Frio County on the fourth Mondays in May and November; (3) in Karnes County on the first Mondays in May and November; (4) in LaSalle County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. (b) The 209th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. Sec. Search form. Sept. 1, 2003. (a) The 84th Judicial District is composed of Hansford, Hutchinson, and Ochiltree counties. (c) Indictments within Tom Green County issued by any district court in the county may be returned to the 340th District Court. 245TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 255th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 456TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GUADALUPE COUNTY). 186TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. 1329), Sec. September 1, 2017. (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 342, Sec. 435TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of Texas David C. Godbey, Chief Judge Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court. 1.09(a), eff. This subsection does not limit the powers of the judges when acting for any other judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. (a) The 137th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. (b) The 408th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 1189), Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. 1329), Sec. 480, Sec. 1352 (S.B. Sec. September 1, 2017. 1032, Sec. (c) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 119th District Court. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4833), Sec. Aug. 31, 1987. (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. (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. September 1, 2009. September 1, 2005. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. Sept. 1, 2005. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.030. Sec. The judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter or all or any part of any other matter and may render final judgment on it. 1352 (S.B. 1189), Sec. (d) The terms of the 5th District Court begin: (1) in Bowie County on the first Mondays in January and July; and. 24.386. 480, Sec. 148, Sec. A district judge may appoint counsel to attend to the cause of a party who makes an affidavit that he is too poor to employ counsel to attend to the cause. (c) A presiding judge may, with the consent of a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court within his district, make an assignment outside his judicial district with the specific authorization of the presiding judge of the district in which that assignment is made. 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 606 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. (a) The 459th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 541 (S.B. 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 2, eff. 4 is composed of Dallas County. 24.197. U.S. District Clerk. Sec. 54TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.490. 1, eff. The 326th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. (c) The terms of the 252nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times. 1, eff. 148, Sec. 75TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LIBERTY COUNTY). Austin, Texas 78701. Sec. 2.15(a), eff. (b) The 182nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 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. 24.402. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 24.542. 103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (a) The 289th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 140TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). 1189), Sec. 24.378. 196, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. 458TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. In designating the domestic violence district court, the judges shall give preference to a district court: (1) that has a judicial vacancy at the time of the agreement; or. (b) The district court to which the case is transferred under this section acquires continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Title 5, Family Code, over the child. (a) The 345th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 255TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1997. (b) The terms of the 163rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. 24.634. 480, Sec. (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. 1, eff. 4(a), eff. 24.128. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1575), Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Jan. 1, 1997. 370TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 852 (H.B. Sec. DUTIES. 3. 3, eff. (a) The 253rd Judicial District is composed of Chambers and Liberty counties. (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 349), Sec. 480, Sec. 17, eff. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Wharton County shall be addressed to the district court of Wharton County. 79TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROOKS AND JIM WELLS COUNTIES). (a) The 69th Judicial District is composed of Dallam, Hartley, Moore, and Sherman counties. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (2) civil jurisdiction of a county court in all cases under the Family Code or the Health and Safety Code. (a) The 484th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 1, eff. January 1, 2007. 934 (H.B. (a) A district court shall sit in the county seat for a jury trial in a civil case. 2.03(a), eff. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction prescribed by law, each district court in Wichita County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. A family district court judge is elected in the same manner as a district judge. 1, eff. The district judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter, or all or any part of another matter, and render a final judgment. 2, eff. 1, eff. (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. 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 24.150. 24.206. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 327th District Court. The judges of the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County may hear and dispose of any matter on the courts' general docket, both civil and criminal, without transferring the matter. The 199th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. 24.408. September 1, 2015. 24.119. Sec. (a) The 105th Judicial District is composed of Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces counties. 1, eff. (c) The jurisdiction of the 202nd District Court in Bowie County is concurrent and coextensive with the 5th and 102nd district courts. June 7, 2019. 165 (H.B. 24.371. 24.406. 6. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. (c) In Red River County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. 1951), Sec. The district court has appellate jurisdiction and general supervisory control over the commissioners court, with the exceptions and regulations prescribed by law. (a) The board shall meet in accordance with its own rules. 24.002. 3.13(14), eff. 90, Sec. Sec. 24.503. 327TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY).