Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. (a) The 51st Judicial District is composed of Coke, Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green counties. (a) The 224th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 260TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). (c) Section 24.185, relating to the 83rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 112th District Court. Sept. 1, 1985. 2230), Sec. 395TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 5, eff. (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. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Recent Texas Supreme Court decisions limiting deposition times in these types of actions appear to run-afoul of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and subject parties to discovery limitations imposed by the Texas Supreme Court when hearing matters are based on state law allegations. 848 (S.B. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. January 1, 2006. 2.19(a), eff. (c) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 119th District Court. 24.638. (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. Sept. 1, 1985. September 1, 2011. 1, eff. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. (e) 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 the minutes at the end of each volume of the minutes. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (d) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. (e) Section 24.123, relating to the 22nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 207th District Court. 3481), Sec. September 1, 2015. Sec. Oct. 1, 1999. 1622), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 5.95(83), eff. (b) The terms of the 124th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 24.002. (c) The 73rd District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. (2) in Lampasas County on the first Mondays in March and September and may continue in session until the Saturday night before the Monday on which the next session convenes. The 505th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. The 244th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. The 199th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 86th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February and July. 76TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). 480, Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 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 and all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, 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 having the matter transferred to the court of the acting judge. (d) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. (c) The terms of the 85th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 929 (H.B. (d) The judges of the district courts in Travis County do not have a duty to impanel grand juries but may impanel grand juries when they consider it necessary. September 1, 2015. 3 (H.B. 359TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). January 1, 2007. (c) The terms of the 297th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 24.471. 722. 68TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). The County Court of Marion County has concurrent jurisdiction to receive guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases. 1352 (S.B. 780, Sec. 24.375. 24.421. The 379th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 3153), Sec. (a) The 386th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. If the Judicial Districts Board fails to make a statewide apportionment by that date, the Legislative Redistricting Board established by Article III, Section 28, of the Texas Constitution shall make a statewide reapportionment of the judicial districts not later than the 150th day after the final day for the Judicial Districts Board to make the reapportionment, and that apportionment takes effect as provided by Sections 24.948 and 24.949. Sec. 24.269. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (5) in San Patricio County on the second Mondays in April and October. September 1, 2005. (c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (b) The 19th, 54th, 74th, 170th, 414th, and 474th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in McLennan County. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 24.310. 24.597. 24.466. 541 (S.B. 929 (H.B. 541 (S.B. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. June 16, 2015. 1, eff. 1189), Sec. Sec. The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and Waller Counties. PENDING CASES AND PROCEEDINGS. 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). Sec. Sec. (a) The 110th Judicial District is composed of Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and Motley counties. (a) The 351st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The 233rd District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 151st District Court. Sec. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). 24.5995. 451ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENDALL COUNTY). 497, Sec. 1306, Sec. (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). (c) The terms of the 289th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 115th District Court has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court in Marion County. 24.908. 7, eff. Sec. 165, Sec. (a) The 129th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 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. (k) The designated domestic violence district court shall: (1) provide timely and efficient access to emergency protective orders and other court remedies for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence; (2) integrate victims' services for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence who have a case before the court; and. Sec. 24.564. 24.105. Sec. Sec. 24.498. January 1, 2012. 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 71ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRISON COUNTY). 17, eff. (b) The terms of the 167th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The judges of the district courts may equalize their dockets in all counties in which there are two or more district courts. 78TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). The obligations are legal and valid as if the obligations had been made returnable to the issuing court. 541, Sec. 1139), Sec. 2150), Sec. Juvenile matters. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 480, Sec. January 1, 2012. 1, eff. 1139), Sec. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN HIDALGO COUNTY. (a) The 396th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (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. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 205th District Court. 1(c), eff. 1, eff. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. The 196th Judicial District is composed of Hunt County. 24.023. 349TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). (b) The judge may impanel grand and petit jurors as provided by law. (a) The 82nd Judicial District is composed of Falls and Robertson counties. 158TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STARR COUNTY). (a) The 42nd Judicial District is composed of Callahan, Coleman, and Taylor counties. (f) The Harris County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts as required by law or by the judges. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). 2454), Sec. 49TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB AND ZAPATA COUNTIES). (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. (d) Section 24.144, relating to the 42nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 104th District Court. 480, Sec. Sec. (6) occupy the judge's own courtroom or the courtroom of another district court in the county. 336TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FANNIN COUNTY). (a) The 187th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 2217), Sec. 24.130. (b) The terms of the 69th District Court begin: (1) in Dallam County on the 16th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July; (2) in Hartley County on the 12th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July; (3) in Moore County on the 10th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July; and. 202ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE COUNTY). Meetings of the board shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 551, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter. 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 and all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, 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 having the matter transferred to the court of the acting judge. Indictments within each county may be returned to any district court within that county. 349), Sec. COURT STYLE. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. (a) The 485th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 3.13(13), eff. Sec. 1306, Sec. Sec. 2 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 24.562. (b) The terms of the 112th District Court begin: (1) in Crockett County on the first Monday in April and the third Monday in September; (2) in Pecos County on the first Mondays in May and November; (3) in Reagan County on the first Mondays in March and October; (4) in Sutton County on the third Monday in March and the first Monday in September; and. January 1, 2007. OFFICERS OF COURT. During the judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient. Sec. appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of the State, and its . Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 349), Sec. 580 (S.B. 24.911. 1352 (S.B. 24.572. 1329), Sec. Sec. 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 4, eff. 1082 (H.B. 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. 1, eff. Sec. 11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Justice courts have jurisdiction of civil matters in which the amount in controversy is not more than $20,000. 1, eff. 355), Sec. (b) The 388th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sept. 1, 1996. 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. 480, Sec. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 175th District Court. 480, Sec. 24.475. 5(d), eff. Sec. (a) The 214th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Sec. Sec. 1(a), eff. Sec. OFFICIAL DUTY. All civil cases not assigned and docketed in a district court based on the types of cases the court gives preference to under applicable law shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (a) The 49th Judicial District is composed of Webb and Zapata counties. 419TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. September 1, 2009. 13, eff. 185TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 130TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MATAGORDA COUNTY). (a) The 275th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). The 323rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 3, Sec. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. 24.402. None of the salary paid to a retired judge sitting for the regular judge may be deducted or paid out of the salary of the regular judge. 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. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.477. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). (a) This section applies to payment of salary to: (1) a special judge commissioned by the governor as provided by Article V, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution; and. 24.373. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.026. (a) The 383rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (b) The 258th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction in Polk County with the county court over all misdemeanor cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 6, eff. 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. 24.491. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 61st District Court. 24.611. 24.264. May 17, 2005. (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. 1, eff. (4) be removed to another location in the state so that the district contains an entirely different county or counties. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 41ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 30th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. (a) The 202nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie County. 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. 845 (S.B. Sec. 3, eff. The 335th Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. 262ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 41st District Court. (a) The 132nd Judicial District is composed of Borden and Scurry counties. (d) The 17th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 24.164. 1, eff. 606 (S.B. (a) The 67th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 1575), Sec. 3, eff. (d) A proceeding held at a special term may be appealed as if it were held at a regular term. The 307th Judicial District is composed of Gregg County. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and a specific provision relating to a particular judicial district, this section controls. January 1, 2007. Sec. 24.570. 216TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GILLESPIE AND KERR COUNTIES). 24.004. (a) The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. The 397th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. The 220th Judicial District is composed of Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. The 469th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 3774), Sec. DEFINITIONS. 4037), Sec. (f) The court may sit at the City of Port Arthur in addition to Beaumont to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and the other nonjury civil matters that are within the court's jurisdiction. 148, Sec. 148, Sec. 24.352. (a) The 162nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (a) The 89th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. Sec. 4, eff. 2, eff. 91ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EASTLAND COUNTY). Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND STARR COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (a) The 291st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (1) original jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court; (2) concurrent original and appellate jurisdiction with the county courts at law of misdemeanor cases normally within the exclusive jurisdiction of the county courts at law; and. 934 (H.B. (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. 341ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). (b) A family district court judge is entitled to the same compensation and allowances provided by the state and county for the other district judges in his county. September 1, 2009. The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 108th District Court in Potter County. (a) The 117th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 14, eff. 24.592. 104TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TAYLOR COUNTY). The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court in Port Arthur and perform all required duties. 1342 (S.B. 1, eff. 396TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 17, eff. The 172nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2007. (b) Section 24.108, relating to the 8th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 354th District Court. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. Aug. 28, 1995. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. For purposes of this subsection, "correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code. (c) The 49th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. 1189), Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. Sec. September 1, 2015. Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. 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. 34, Sec. 24.945. September 1, 2005. 13 district courts are designated criminal district courts; some The order of transfer and all other orders made in the case shall be copied and certified by the clerk and the certified copies of the orders shall be filed with the papers of the transferred case. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. (a) The 452nd Judicial District is composed of Edwards, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard Counties. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. The 336th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County. 3.13(17), eff. Effective September 1, 2020, the civil jurisdiction limit (amount in controversy) for justice courts has increased from $10,000 to $20,000. 209TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). September 1, 2015. 954 (H.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.629. Sec. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (a) The 392nd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 24.954. 316TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUTCHINSON COUNTY). 72 (H.B. 24.563. 24.624. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 87TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, FREESTONE, LEON, AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES). 1.02(a), eff. (a) The 213th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 444TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 3 (H.B. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. When a case is transferred, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued by that court. 245TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 110TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRISCOE, DICKENS, FLOYD, AND MOTLEY COUNTIES). 1, eff. 2230), Sec. 199TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). January 1, 2007. (a) The 166th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 24.60097. 1494, Sec. 90, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 155th Judicial District is composed of Austin and Fayette counties. 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). (a) The 257th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 351ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.541. 2, eff. 9(a), eff. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 750 (H.B. However, we wanted to remind you that in addition, the jurisdictional limit increase to $20,000 went into effect on September 1, 2020. 3, eff. 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Sec. Sec. (a) The 319th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. December 15, 2009. 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (a) The 182nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 230th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.60026. 1189), Sec. (c) Each judicial district affected by a reapportionment must contain one or more complete counties except as provided by this section. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. Sec. (b) The 184th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 160TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 40th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. 24.552. (b) The terms of the 82nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the 277th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. (5) in Upton County on the first Monday in February and the second Monday in June. 24.109. (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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1352 (S.B. 1875), Sec. 1. 24.444. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 406th District Court has the: (1) criminal jurisdiction of a county court; and. 64TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CASTRO, HALE, AND SWISHER COUNTIES). The 365th Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. (d) In Camp, Morris, and Titus counties, the 76th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 276th District Court. Sec. 24.247. Sec. Jan. 1, 1998. Sec. The district court has concurrent with the county court the criminal jurisdiction of a county court.