(c) The terms of the 118th District Court begin: (1) in Glasscock County on the first Mondays in February and September; (2) in Howard County on the fourth Mondays in January, June, August, and October; and. 7(a), eff. 409TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (c) If the commissioners court authorizes a district court to sit in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat, the commissioners court shall provide suitable facilities for the court in that municipality. Sec. 8(a), eff. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. September 1, 2009. 1342 (S.B. September 1, 2005. 2, eff. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 3.13(17), eff. The 367th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 4(a), eff. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 337th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The judges by agreement between themselves shall take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least one judge in his judicial district. 24.437. 24.217. 1337, Sec. (b) The terms of the 97th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 470TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a-1) The term of the 47th District Court in Armstrong County begins on the first Monday in January. 2(10), eff. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. 593), Sec. Sec. 24.609. 130TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA COUNTY). September 1, 2005. (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. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. May 25, 1989. 176TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.901. (d) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. 160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1.06(a), eff. The 407th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 852 (H.B. 2.14(a), eff. Sec. Sec. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1(c), eff. 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January. June 17, 2011. 959 (H.B. (c) The terms of the 28th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The 371st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. (a) The 233rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 1012, Sec. Sec. Jan. 1, 2001. (b) The 294th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Van Zandt 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. (c) The terms provided by Subsection (b) begin at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term. 205TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CULBERSON, EL PASO, AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES). (3) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in April and November. 1.01, eff. (a) If by an amendment to this chapter a county is removed from the composition of an existing judicial district and added to another existing or new judicial district, or if an amendment to this chapter changes the time or place at which the terms of court are held, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, and other obligations issued from and made returnable to that court before the effective date of the transfer or other change are returnable as provided by this subsection. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 435TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). Sec. . CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. 1575), Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 197TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES). 5.95(105), 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. LOCATION OF COURT. The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. 4, eff. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court. 18, eff. (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 280, Sec. 323RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 227TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) In addition to the jurisdiction prescribed by the constitution and general laws of the state for district courts, the 259th District Court in Jones and Shackelford counties has all original and appellate civil and criminal jurisdiction normally exercised by county courts under the constitution and general laws of this state. (a) The 97th Judicial District is composed of Archer, Clay, and Montague counties. Sec. (5) in Hall County on the first Mondays in February and September. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 7. (b) The 203rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. 1352 (S.B. (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). Sept. 1, 1993. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 236th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. The state trial courts of general jurisdiction are the district courts, of which there were 444 as of September 1, 2008. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 16. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.125. (a) The 345th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 349), Sec. the court of criminal appeals the supreme court the district court the justice of the peace court. 34, Sec. 24.615. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 144th District Court. Sept. 1, 1985. 104TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TAYLOR COUNTY). The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in July and January. (a) The 410th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. September 1, 2015. (b) The terms of the 40th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 10(a), eff. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1059 (H.B. 7, eff. 24.156. (a) The 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. 24.561. Justice courts also have jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a . Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sec. (b) The terms of the 4th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.618. (b) The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 181st District Court in Randall and Potter counties. 24.195. Sec. 1, eff. 929 (H.B. Sec. (a) The 287th Judicial District is composed of Bailey and Parmer counties. 24.60029. 105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENEDY, KLEBERG, AND NUECES COUNTIES). (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 2913), Sec. Sec. The judge of the 452nd District Court may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the judge's court as in the judge's judgment is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. 1.02(a), eff. 1337, Sec. 2, eff. Sec. 24.532. The 470th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sec. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 90, Sec. (b) Section 24.108, relating to the 8th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 354th District Court. 129TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 27th, 146th, 169th, 264th, 426th, and 478th judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Bell County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. September 1, 2017. 93, Sec. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.399. 1059 (H.B. Sec. 24.210. 855 (H.B. (a) The 118th Judicial District is composed of Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 346th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sept. 1, 1987. The 350th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. (b) The 363rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 275th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. If a case is transferred, all process, bonds, recognizances, and obligations extant at the time of transfer shall be returned and filed in the court to which the case is transferred and are valid and binding as if originally issued out of that court. Sec. The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made. 24.624. 1, eff. 308TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 750 (H.B. 610 (H.B. Sec. 1189), Sec. (d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. (a) The 445th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 497, Sec. 912 (S.B. (a) The 197th Judicial District is composed of Cameron and Willacy counties. 221ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 148, Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (a) The 319th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 1575), Sec. 2454), Sec. (a) The 403rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4037), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 306TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. (b) The terms of the 391st District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. 457, Sec. 4, eff. (b) The 181st District Court may hear and determine, in any county in the district convenient for the court, all preliminary or interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, in any case pending in any county in the district regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the district clerk, the bailiffs, and the other officers serving the other district courts of the county shall serve in their respective capacities for the courts listed in this chapter. 340TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). Sec. Search. Judicial districts smaller in size than the entire county may be created subsequent to a general election in which a majority of the persons voting on the proposition adopt the proposition "to allow the division of ____________________ County into judicial districts composed of parts of ____________________ County." (b) The 334th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 24.942. 24.031. (f) The district clerk shall docket successively on the dockets of the courts that do not give preference to criminal cases all civil cases and proceedings so that the civil cases and proceedings are docketed in rotation and equally distributed among the courts. 1, eff. 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (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. 24.360. Sec. Search form. Aug. 28, 1995. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. 929 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1987. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 153rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. Sept. 1, 1985. 1, eff. 230, Sec. District courts have original jurisdiction in felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount of money or damages involved is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. 2.01, eff. However, a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. September 1, 2013. September 1, 2019. 2454), Sec. (d) Section 24.123, relating to the 22nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 274th District Court. January 1, 2007. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3481), Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case. 929 (H.B. (a) The 253rd Judicial District is composed of Chambers and Liberty counties. 891), Sec. The 268th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 480, Sec. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 73rd District Court. Sec. Sec. 441ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 480, Sec. 1, eff. SUBCHAPTER C. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ACT OF 1969. Sec. 79), Sec. TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 632, Sec. 24.614. ____ of Tarrant County" engraved in the margin. Sept. 1, 1991. 132ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BORDEN AND SCURRY COUNTIES). Sec. 24.510. 24.584. 24.111. (a) The 232nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 164th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.274. 934 (H.B. 165 (H.B. (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. 24.363. 1, eff. Sec. 24.406. 610 (H.B. 1.08(a), eff. 1352 (S.B. 24.444. (a) The 85th Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. 2150), Sec. (c) Each term provided by Subsection (b) begins at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term. 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). 24.203. If a judge of one of the courts is disqualified, he may transfer the case or proceeding from his court to one of the other courts. Sept. 1, 1985. 855 (H.B. 3. (a) The 185th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. January 1, 2017. 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ( LAMAR AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The judges may try different cases filed in the same court at the same time, and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. 24.489. 24.136. 205, Sec. OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY, AND MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION Case 6:22-cv-00162-JDK Document 31 Filed 06/01/22 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 6565 . 1, eff. (b) The 386th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. (a) The 105th Judicial District is composed of Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces counties. Sec. (b) A judge of the 392nd Judicial District may not be assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County. 24.147. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 397TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). Any of the judges may in his own courtroom try and determine any case or proceeding pending in any of the other courts without having the case transferred or may sit in any of the other courts and hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in one of those courts. 148, Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Mills County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 24.463. 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 155th Judicial District is composed of Austin and Fayette counties. 21(2), eff. (e) The terms of the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 150th, 166th, 224th, 225th, 285th, 288th, 407th, 408th, and 438th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. (f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (b) The judge of the 218th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county in the district but is not required to impanel a grand jury in any county except when the judge considers it necessary. (a) The 36th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. September 1, 2005. 5, eff. 168TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 24.952. 2(b), eff. 3. A case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 78th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 24.138. September 1, 2017. 606 (S.B. 24.943. 3796), Sec. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24.219. (a) The 124th Judicial District is composed of Gregg County. 24.565. September 1, 2021. (a) The 34th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (a) The 64th Judicial District is composed of Castro, Hale, and Swisher counties. (b) The terms of the 277th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1575), Sec. 58TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 349), Sec. 24.169. All grand and petit jurors selected in a county before a new district court is created or the composition of an existing district court is modified by an amendment to this chapter are considered to be selected for the new or modified district court, as applicable. 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. September 1, 2007. 2.05(a), eff. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (a-1) The 54th 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. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 1987. October 1, 2009. 891), Sec. September 1, 2007. 34, Sec. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 102nd District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.022. 1, eff. 1352 (S.B. 1951), Sec. Sec. (a) The 150th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.616. (a) The 74th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. (c) (c) The expenses shall be paid by the state on a sworn itemized account showing the expenses. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1575), Sec. 144TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). January 1, 2007. 24.569. (b) The 377th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 452nd Judicial District is composed of Edwards, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard Counties. 3. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. September 15, 2008. Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. October 1, 2019. (c) The 111th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 2, eff. The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 497, Sec. Sec. 24.570. 464TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 891), Sec. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. (e) Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. Sec. 5. 108, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 24.127. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. 24.492. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. 24.425. 24.509. May 14, 2007. 1306, Sec. 1012, Sec. 2(c), eff. Sec. (a) The 60th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. June 19, 2009. 855 (H.B. (a) The 137th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. (d) The daily salary is determined by dividing the annual salary of a district judge by 365. Judge Terms. (b) This section applies to the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 144th, 150th, 166th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 224th, 225th, 226th, 227th, 285th, 288th, 289th, 290th, 379th, 386th, 399th, 407th, 408th, 436th, 437th, and 438th district courts in Bexar County. 24.262. Dallas Division. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. (b) The terms of the 104th District Court begin on the 11th and 24th Mondays after the first Monday in January and the ninth Monday after the first Monday in September. 85TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). Fort Worth Division. Sec. 480, Sec. The 278th Judicial District is composed of Leon, Madison, and Walker counties. Sec. 259TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JONES AND SHACKELFORD COUNTIES). 643), Sec. 3481), Sec. (b) The 263rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. Sec. June 17, 2011. District courts are the primary trial courts in Texas. 7 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1, eff. 24.439. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). The 433rd Judicial District is composed of Comal County. The 446th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. Sec. During a judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. The judges of the courts may transfer any case on their dockets in Marion County with the consent of the judge to which the case is transferred. 1385, Sec. (a) The 435th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. June 16, 2015. 1189), Sec. 24.226. (b) The jurisdiction of the court of Judicial District 1-A is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. (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. 457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.