(3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January. (b) The terms of the 48th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. Sec. 24.511. Austin, Texas 78701. 2.04(a), eff. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 137th District Court. 187TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. 1, eff. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the district court in Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox Counties has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 24.357. APPOINTED COUNSEL. The 235th Judicial District is composed of Cooke County. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The Orange County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. Sec. Sec. (c) The jurisdiction of the 276th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 115th District Court in Marion County and with the 76th District Court in Camp, Morris, and Titus counties. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 116th District Court. 24.114. January 1, 2022. 7, eff. 315TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2001. (d) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the county court in Baylor, Cottle, King, or Knox County may transfer a case to the judge of the 50th District Court with the approval of the district judge. 24.481. (a) This section applies in judicial districts that are composed of more than one county. 165, Sec. The 199th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. September 1, 2009. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. 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. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 80th District Court. 209TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 396TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 1352 (S.B. (b) The 371st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The 249th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (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. Justice courts have jurisdiction of civil matters in which the amount in controversy is not more than $20,000. 480, Sec. 409TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. 24.564. Sept. 1, 1985. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 2(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. (e) A district court in Chambers County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the commissioners court as an auxiliary county seat may hear, in all case types, the motions, arguments, nonjury trials and jury trials, and any other matters before the court within the court's jurisdiction. Sec. 3 (H.B. (b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 212th District Court. (e) The terms of the 76th District Court begin: (1) in Camp County on the first Mondays in March and April; (2) in Morris County on the first Mondays in January, May, July, and November and the third Monday in September; and. Sec. (a) The 170th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 24.594. (b) Any proceeding in a case that may be held at a regular term may also be held at a special term. 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. 3, Sec. 1103 (H.B. 24.175. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 57th District Court. 296TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Sec. 66TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HILL COUNTY). (a) The 94th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Sec. Sec. 468TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 340th Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. 1, eff. Sec. The 413th Judicial District is composed of Johnson County. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. 2.14(a), eff. (a) The 377th Judicial District is composed of Victoria County. 3 (H.B. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. Sec. 24.952. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. 24.539. (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (a) The 450th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 2150), Sec. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3774), Sec. Sec. 295TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.903. Sec. concurrent jurisdiction with the . The court shall give preference to criminal cases. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. INCOMPETENCY. 24.245. September 1, 2013. 102ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). (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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 2.05(a), eff. (a) The 78th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 13, eff. In Lamar County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 62nd Judicial District. (a) The 383rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso 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. 24.951. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 24.408. 6(a), eff. (c) The expenses shall be paid by the state on a sworn itemized account showing the expenses. The state trial courts of general jurisdiction are the district courts, of which there were 444 as of September 1, 2008. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 150th District Court. 1385, Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1189), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court. (a) The 2nd Judicial District is composed of Cherokee County. (a) The 100th Judicial District is composed of Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, and Hall counties. (a) The 204th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (d) In all suits, actions, or proceedings in the district courts, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be "District Court of Harris County.". 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 3(a), eff. 24.642. 24.117. (a) The 110th Judicial District is composed of Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and Motley counties. 15, eff. 106TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA, AND LYNN COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.460. (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (b) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) apply to the 174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, and 179th district courts. 324TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 1189), Sec. 24.121. The 441st Judicial District is composed of Midland County. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 319th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and in October. 2.04(a), eff. 24.60028. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 39(1), eff. Sec. 1337, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 251st District Court. September 1, 2005. (2) in Cass County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 505TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 172ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 186th District Court. Sec. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 319th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts at law in Nueces County to receive a guilty plea in a misdemeanor case pending in a county court at law in Nueces County and dispose of the case, regardless of whether the case is transferred to the district court. 349), Sec. Fort Worth Division. Jan. 1, 2002. September 1, 2015. The county clerk serves as the clerk of the district court for those matters. Sept. 1, 1999. (b) The 225th District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 2 or 5, Family Code. COURT OFFICERS. 24.510. June 17, 2015. Sept. 1, 1987. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 175th District Court. 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. 1, eff. 158TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Special Jurisdiction County Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Local Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Original jurisdiction in civil actions over $200,divorce, title to land, contested elections. The 407th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (b) The terms of the 102nd District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. Jan. 1, 2001. September 1, 2011. Sec. 24.158. The official interpreter shall take both the constitutional oath of office and an oath that he will faithfully interpret all testimony in the district court as official interpreter. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 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, all cases and proceedings from that county that are pending in the district court of the judicial district from which the county was removed are transferred to the district court of the judicial district to which the county is added. 24.232. 24.146. 17, eff. 3774), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (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). Sec. Sec. 3.13(15), eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. May 17, 2005. (b) All juvenile matters and proceedings in Galveston County shall be filed originally with the district clerk on the docket of the 306th District Court. Jan. 1, 1997. 1, eff. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. (a) The 435th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 257TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 117th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. January 1, 2007. Sec. Sec. (a) The 445th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. 3153), Sec. (a) The 77th Judicial District is composed of Freestone and Limestone counties. 1.02(a), eff. 24.608. 24.529. 2.19(a), eff. (a) The 248th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1, eff. (d) A new civil case may not be brought to a special term of the court. (b) The 195th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 1342 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 168th District Court. 24.174. The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. (a) After the effective date of a reapportionment order, the judicial districts affected by the order contain only the counties designated for the judicial districts in the reapportionment order, and the district courts shall have and exercise jurisdiction coextensive with the newly defined limits of the judicial districts in all actions, proceedings, matters, and causes of which district courts have jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of the state. 929 (H.B. 169TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). September 1, 2015. 212TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (4) be removed to another location in the state so that the district contains an entirely different county or counties. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). The amount of compensation may not exceed the amount paid to a witness subpoenaed by a district court in a civil proceeding. Sept. 1, 1985. 7, eff. (3) "Reapportionment order" means an order adopted by the board that reapportions the judicial districts of the state. (a) The 294th Judicial District is composed of Van Zandt County. 72 (H.B. 15, eff. 1189), Sec. The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations so that there are district court judges in the county at all times. The 409th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. The 369th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Cherokee, and Leon counties. Sec. 929 , Sec. 480, Sec. (a) The 63rd Judicial District is composed of Kinney, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. 2.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 452ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EDWARDS, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). 24.193. 635, Sec. 24.581. 24.134. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 1, eff. 1337, Sec. 24.141. (c) Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.021. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 3rd District Court begin: (1) in Anderson County on the first Mondays in April, July, and December; (2) in Henderson County on the first Mondays in February, June, and September; and. (b) The terms of the 136th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 426th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. Sec. 309TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2. Sec. COURT STYLE. (d) The judge may, in any county in the 47th Judicial District: (1) hear and determine all preliminary and interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, regardless of whether the case is filed in the county in which the hearing is held; and. (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. 24.467. (e) A retired judge appointed under this section has all the power and jurisdiction of the court and the regular judge for whom he is sitting and may sign orders, judgments, decrees, or other process of any kind as presiding judge when acting for the regular judge. (b) The terms of the 391st District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 122nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 179th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (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. 24.431. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts in Port Arthur and perform all duties required by law or court order. Sec. (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. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. January 1, 2007. 6(a), eff. 15(a), eff. Sec. 848 (S.B. Matters within the courts' concurrent jurisdiction may be filed in either court and may be transferred between the district court and county court. 1951), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 6. Sec. 24.012. 1306, Sec. 24.627. Sec. Zepeda, 753 F.2d at 727 ("A federal court may issue an injunction if it has 20 personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not 21 attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court."). 24.107. 1, eff. 24.301. 1189), Sec. The 314th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 178th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (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. Sec. 1342 (S.B. June 14, 1989. 337TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. 845 (S.B. 24.403. 24.136. (c) The terms of the 25th District Court begin: (1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in February and September; (2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in January and June; (3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT. September 1, 2019. 1, eff. 1189), Sec. 5.95(105), eff. . Courthouse. 24.637. 2.10(a), eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1(c), eff. Sec. 1139), Sec. 24.122. Sept. 1, 1995. 286TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COCHRAN AND HOCKLEY COUNTIES). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 117TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). 173RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY). (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 49th District Court has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. The 423rd Judicial District is composed of Bastrop County. 912 (S.B. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). 24.533. (a) The 80th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sept. 1, 1997. 1103 (H.B. Sec. 1189), Sec. 6. (b) The 352nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 79), Sec. 24.444. September 1, 2011. (b) The terms of the 126th District Court begin on the first Mondays in September and November and the third Mondays in January, March, and June. (c) The judges of the 51st, 119th, 340th, and 391st district courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches and sit for each other without formal order in each county in those districts, including counties in which the districts do not overlap.