1189), Sec. (c) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Bowie County. 3.13(17), eff. 541 (S.B. 607 (S.B. Sec. 848 (S.B. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2001. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.366. The 404th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 24.222. September 1, 2005. 1.36, eff. 480, Sec. 623, Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 4, eff. Sec. Jan. 1, 2000. (a) The 343rd Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. (b) The 184th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.228. 6(a), eff. (b) Section 24.124, relating to the 23rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Family District Court for the 329th Judicial District. It is the policy of the state that the administration of justice shall be prompt and efficient and that, for this purpose, the judicial districts of the state shall be reapportioned as provided by this subchapter so that the district courts of various judicial districts have judicial burdens that are as nearly equal as possible. 2256), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 66th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Aug. 31, 1987. 1, eff. 1, eff. 426TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). Sec. 3, Sec. 3 (H.B. Sec. (d) The judge of the criminal district court or of a county court at law 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. September 1, 2009. 24.392. (b) The 207th District Court has the same jurisdiction in Comal County as the 22nd District Court has in Comal County and shall give preference to criminal cases in Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. SECOND 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). 85 (S.B. (a) The 117th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Sec. 39(1), eff. 349), Sec. 6:22-cv-00162-JDK . Sec. (b) The 333rd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (a) The 291st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (b) The terms of the 107th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Aug. 28, 1995. Sept. 1, 2003. 24.507. 1329), Sec. Sec. 1.03(a), eff. Juvenile matters. 24.265. 1081 (H.B. The officer shall serve the subpoena in the same manner as a subpoena issued by a district court is served. 1, eff. PROCEEDINGS IN MULTICOUNTY DISTRICTS. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 372nd District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. (b) The 414th 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. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. On the creation of a new judicial district, the initial vacancy in the office of district judge is filled in accordance with Section 28, Article V, Texas Constitution. If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in more than one judicial district, the clerk shall transfer the cases and proceedings to the district court of the judicial district for that county having the lowest numerical designation. (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. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 247th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.597. September 1, 2007. The 316th Judicial District is composed of Hutchinson County. 24.124. 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. 6 is composed of Dallas County. September 1, 2015. 4037), Sec. 114TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 40), Sec. 497, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 2 is composed of Dallas County. (e) The judges of the district and criminal district courts of Dallas County shall, by agreement among themselves, take vacations so that there are at all times at least three judges of those courts in the county. Sept. 1, 1985. 153RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 227TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 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. The 38th Judicial District is composed of Real and Uvalde counties. Sec. 349), Sec. Sec. 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FALLS AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 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. 1, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 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 262nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 3, eff. 24.162. 24.605. 24.463. 480, Sec. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Jurisdictional Limit Increase Now in Effect As we move into fall, many courts (and TJCTC) have been consumed with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ever-changing landscape that justice courts currently face. (a) The 272nd Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. 484TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. The criminal district courts do not have appellate misdemeanor jurisdiction. (a) The 351st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 188TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GREGG COUNTY). 912 (S.B. Sec. 410TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.379. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) The 51st Judicial District is composed of Coke, Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green counties. 24.618. 934 (H.B. 1352 (S.B. 72 (H.B. (b) The 390th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification, any of the other judges may hold court for him. Sec. 1012, Sec. Sec. 1352 (S.B. (a) The 148th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 480, Sec. 2(f), eff. The 415th Judicial District is composed of Parker County. 24.215. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. (a) The 285th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 2.10(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891), Sec. (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails. 480, Sec. 156TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 72 (H.B. (a) The 125th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 232ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 610 (H.B. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 99th District Court. 480, Sec. The 353rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.269. 24.943. 92ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 99th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 480, Sec. 15, eff. (b) The terms of the 68th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, September, and December. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 3481), Sec. Sec. June 20, 1987. (d) Subchapter C applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2015. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 19, eff. 24.147. (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. 108, Sec. The receiving court need not receive the transcript of the transferred cause to have jurisdiction over the cause. Sept. 1, 2001. 657 (H.B. 63RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KINNEY, TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). 11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Sec. 24.901. 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. 24.371. 1, eff. June 17, 2015. 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.183. Sec. (b) This section applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Courts Nos. (c) In any county in the district in which there are two or more district courts, the judges of those courts may, in their discretion, either in termtime or in vacation, on motion of any party, on agreement of the parties, or on their own motion, transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on their dockets to the docket of one of the other district courts. 90, Sec. 429TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 3153), Sec. The 448th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Article V, Section 8 of the Texas Constitution extends a district court's potential jurisdiction to "all actions" but makes such jurisdiction relative by excluding any matters in which exclusive, appellate, or original jurisdiction is conferred by law upon some other court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1999. The 405th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. 2, eff. 439TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ROCKWALL COUNTY). 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. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. 3, Sec. 24.255. Sept. 15, 2004. 2(7), eff. 24.478. (a) The 9th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 33, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.60091. 2150), Sec. 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. 220 (H.B. 482ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.389. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (a) The 204th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. September 1, 2010. (3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge. 24.140. 1, eff. 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. 15, Sec. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. 24.953. (a) The 380th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sept. 1, 1995. Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 37th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 335TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). (b) The terms of the 146th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). January 1, 2022. 746), Sec. 1951), Sec. Sec. The 220th Judicial District is composed of Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. (a) The 66th Judicial District is composed of Hill County. 424TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda 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. (a) The 390th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and Section 24.0125, notwithstanding any other law, each district court holds in each county in the judicial district terms that commence on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. 480, Sec. 2, eff. 480, Sec. 24.446. 24.592. 3, eff. Sec. under the Juror FAQ for information on how to request an excuse. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Bowie and Cass counties has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 24.150. Original jurisdiction in felony criminal matters. (b) The terms of the 132nd District Court begin: (1) in Borden County on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November; and. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). ____ of Tarrant County" engraved in the margin. (b) The terms of the 43rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.244. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.477. (e) The clerk of the district courts in each of the counties of Limestone and Freestone shall prepare civil, criminal, divorce, and tax dockets for each district court and shall file each new case in the court in which the party filing the case directed the clerk to file it. Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 68th District Court. 315TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 40), Sec. September 1, 2009. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. September 1, 2019. 3774), Sec. 24.599. 24.218. 24.224. 891), Sec. 848 (S.B. 24.564. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (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. 704, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 2454), Sec. 2150), Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. 77TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FREESTONE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES). (B) a protective order has been issued under Title 4, Family Code, involving both parties. (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. 72 (H.B. (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. 480, Sec. September 1, 2007. 24.399. . (c) The judge may take a vacation and not attend court for four weeks in each year. 1, eff. 363, Sec. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (c) Indictments within Tom Green County issued by any district court in the county may be returned to the 391st District Court. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. The 475th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. (a) The 16th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 406TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). May 14, 2007. Sec. June 7, 2019. (b) The 183rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The board shall reapportion the judicial districts authorized by Article V, Section 7, of the Texas Constitution by statewide reapportionment of the districts and, as the necessity for additional reapportionment appears, by redesignating, in one or more reapportionment orders, the county or counties that comprise the specific judicial districts affected by those reapportionment orders. APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED JUDGE TO SIT FOR REGULAR JUDGE. 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. (b) The 205th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. 1082 (H.B. (c) The terms of the 414th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 1, eff. 1.01, eff. (b) The terms of the 94th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 60th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Sec. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). 13, eff. January 1, 2021. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. (b) The 393rd District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (a) The 468th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 181ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). 12, eff. (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). (3) in Taylor County on the first Monday in January, on the 15th Monday after the first Monday in January, and on the first Monday in September. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 253RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES). PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. 1, eff. The 189th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.149. Sec. 360TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. Sec. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. 3 (H.B. (e) The court shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court of Jefferson County" engraved on the seal. The 244th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 80th District Court. (d) Section 24.116, relating to the 15th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 59th District Court. 610 (H.B. (a) The 34th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 7. 1, eff. 165 (H.B. Sec. The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.181. (b) The 202nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the district courts in Bell County except by special order of the presiding judge. 1, eff. (d) A district judge who is assigned to preside in a court of another judicial district or is presiding in exchange or at the request of the regular judge of the court may, in the manner provided by this section for the regular judge, hear, determine, and enter the orders, judgments, and decrees in a case that is pending for trial or has been tried before the visiting judge. 1306, Sec. 24.128. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. 343RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). 197TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES). 1342 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. (a) The 119th Judicial District is composed of Concho, Runnels, and Tom Green counties. 285TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 70th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 208TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.426. Sec. April 14, 1987. 3796), Sec. 2, eff. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, this subchapter applies only to judicial districts listed in this subchapter. (b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The 161st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Ector County. 1(c), eff. 24.449. 2, eff. (c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 167th District Court. (a) The 455th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Comal County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. 515 (H.B. 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. 1, eff. 3 (H.B. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 81ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. (i) Subject to any jurisdictional limitations, the district court designated under Subsection (h) as the domestic violence district court shall give preference to domestic violence cases, including cases involving: (1) dating violence, as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code; and. 24.474. 187TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24, Sec. (c) The 344th 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. 24.611. 48TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 2936), Sec. 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). (a) The 42nd Judicial District is composed of Callahan, Coleman, and Taylor counties. September 1, 2011. (a) The 207th Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. Sec. 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. (b) The 230th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sept. 1, 1985. 219th District Court. Occupational License Requirements. 148, Sec. (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. Any of the judges may hear and determine motions, petitions for injunction, applications for appointment of receivers, interventions, motions to transfer venue, pleas in abatement, all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order thereon in the court in which the case is pending without having the case transferred to the court of the acting judge. (c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.274.