(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. (d) The judge of the 62nd District Court is not required to impanel a grand jury in that court in any county of the district unless the judge considers it necessary. The additional fees caused by the transfer shall be taxed as part of the costs of the suit. 7. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in any district court in El Paso County except the 34th District Court unless the judge of another district court in the county calls for a grand jury by special order. (b) The terms of the 72nd District Court begin: (1) in Crosby County on the second Mondays in May and November; and. 45TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 45th District Court. The criminal district court shall give secondary preference to other criminal cases and associated civil cases emanating from those criminal cases. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2009. 1352 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 71st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November and continue until the Saturday before the next succeeding term begins or until the court has disposed of the business for that term. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 162nd District Court. Sec. (c) Each judicial district affected by a reapportionment must contain one or more complete counties except as provided by this section. 635, Sec. 1124, Sec. 349), Sec. 1, eff. OFFICIAL DUTY. (a) The 254th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1575), Sec. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 57th District Court. 457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). (b) The 333rd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 1622), Sec. 24.173. Aug. 31, 1987. (a) The 73rd Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (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. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. 267TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). 1337, Sec. June 14, 1989. Sec. (c) Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 93rd District Court. COURT OFFICIALS, PERSONNEL, AND FACILITIES. (e) Section 24.123, relating to the 22nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 207th District Court. (b) When the docket of a family district court becomes so excessive that the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which that court is located considers it an emergency, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court residing within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region, who meets the qualifications set out in Subsection (a), may be appointed by the presiding judge to sit for the regular judge as long as the emergency exists. (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. (b) The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and has the power to make investigations, hold hearings, compel by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records, administer oaths, and do all things necessary in its judgment to carry out its duties. 1, eff. (f) The judges of the 77th and 87th judicial districts 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 to facilitate the administration of justice or to equalize the case load, transfer any civil or criminal cause on their dockets to the docket of the other court. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.903. January 1, 2019. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 360TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.60098. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., 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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 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. 456TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GUADALUPE COUNTY). 3.03, eff. 24.6008. (B) a protective order has been issued under Title 4, Family Code, involving both parties. 1082 (H.B. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. 3796), Sec. 24.163. 16. 24.121. (a) The 258th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. Sec. 704, Sec. 182ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1.01(a), eff. 40), Sec. (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. 750 (H.B. (a) The 178th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1951), Sec. 346TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Dallas County. 24.585. 77TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FREESTONE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES). 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). 13, eff. 24.466. 24.265. (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. The 428th Judicial District is composed of Hays County. June 20, 1987. Art. 24.130. 108, Sec. 3153), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1076 (H.B. Sec. (a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. 148, Sec. 1189), 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. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.127. 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. Sept. 1, 1987. 76, Sec. (a) The 119th Judicial District is composed of Concho, Runnels, and Tom Green counties. 7, eff. 649, Sec. (a) The 48th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 6, eff. 1342 (S.B. Sept. 1, 2001. 1081, Sec. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1306, Sec. 2913), Sec. The first term is designated the January-June term, and the second term is designated the July-December term. (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court. 24.210. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.124, relating to the 23rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 130th District Court. 1" engraved on the seal. (c) The criminal district courts have jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court. 632, Sec. 24.205. (b) The 437th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. June 19, 2009. (b) The 436th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. 18, eff. 24.002. (b) This section applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Courts Nos. Sec. 85 (S.B. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (5) in Wheeler County on the fourth Mondays in April and November. Sec. September 1, 2005. 232ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 1, eff. A district judge must be at least 25 years old. 15, eff. 24.004. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 1.01, eff. Sec. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. The 293rd Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.438. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. September 1, 2019. 1182 (S.B. (a) The 110th Judicial District is composed of Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and Motley counties. 2913), Sec. 750 (H.B. Dec. 1, 2000. (b) The terms of the 2nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. 8(a), eff. 1352 (S.B. 24.529. 5, eff. 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 24.106. 1(c), eff. (a) The 461st Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. 24.540. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (a) The 169th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. (b) The sheriff of each county or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. (b) The 180th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 178th District Court. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 610 (H.B. (b) The 256th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 1 is composed of El Paso County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 79), Sec. 203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 214th 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. (b) The terms of the 319th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and in October. 1.36, eff. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 168th District Court. September 1, 2007. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton 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. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.554. 313TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) Notwithstanding any other law and only to the extent that the duties of those individuals relate to civil commitment proceedings under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, or to criminal cases involving offenses under Section 841.085, Health and Safety Code, and Article 62.203, Code of Criminal Procedure, the state shall pay the salaries of and other expenses related to the court reporter appointed for the 435th District Court under Section 52.041 and the court coordinator appointed for the court under Section 74.101. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. (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. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 94th District Court. Sec. (b) The terms of the 142nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. 24.572. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2(8), eff. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 115TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MARION AND UPSHUR COUNTIES). 1182 (S.B. 7(a), eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2150), Sec. 480, Sec. That would take the school district M&O rate from a statewide average of 91.3 cents per $100 of assessed value in tax year 2022 to under 65 cents, according to data compiled by the Texas Education . Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2015. Sec. (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) The terms of the 32nd District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. (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. (b) The terms of the 46th District Court begin: (1) in Foard County on the 6th, 17th, and 36th Mondays after the first Monday in January; (2) in Hardeman County on the 8th, 19th, 38th, and 47th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and. 1, eff. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. 580 (S.B. (a) The 17th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 163rd Judicial District is composed of Orange County. Sec. 1385, Sec. 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. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. Aug. 30, 1993. The amount to be paid for the services shall be paid in the same manner as the regular judge is paid on certification by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region that the retired judge has rendered the services and is entitled to receive the salary. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). 24.60030. 24.419. 24.356. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 632, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. The 278th Judicial District is composed of Leon, Madison, and Walker counties. Sept. 1, 2003. 2936), Sec. 2, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 48th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. (d) The 48th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 211TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. 24.608. (c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 126th District Court. September 1, 2007. 24.948. Sept. 1, 1985. If two or more persons originally and properly join in one suit, the suit for jurisdictional purposes is treated as if one party is suing for the aggregate amount of all their claims added together, excluding interest and costs. If the clerk decides not to consolidate the minutes, 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 at the end of each volume of the minutes. Sec. 361ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). 1189), Sec. (a) The 125th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. (a) The 145th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. Sept. 1, 1985. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 44th District Court. 303RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The 85th 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. (a) The 289th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 3481), Sec. 2.01(a), eff. Sec. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court. The 405th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. Sept. 1, 2003. DEFINITIONS. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 140th District Court. (a) The 136th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 3, eff. 1182 (S.B. January 1, 2012. 217TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and Waller Counties. (c) The Tarrant County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. Matters within the courts' concurrent jurisdiction may be filed in either court and may be transferred between the district court and county court. 24.568. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. 480, Sec. 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. 312TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND STARR COUNTIES). 480, Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 101st District Court. Sec. 1059 (H.B. 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (REAL AND UVALDE COUNTIES). 26, Sec. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 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. (a) The 137th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 384TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 297th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. 24.154. 280, Sec. 257TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. 929 , Sec. (b) The 257th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Sec. 1342 (S.B. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Judicial Districts Board established by Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. 196, Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 1352 (S.B. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.435. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The 231st District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 1.05(a), eff. (a) The 348th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.192. Sec. Sec. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (a) The 11th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 2 / 2 ptsQuestion 3 Municipal courts have jurisdiction over class A misdemeanors that are violations of federal law committed within the city . Sec. September 1, 2017. 934 (H.B. 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (2) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in December, March, June, and September. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 118th Judicial District is composed of Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties. 24.525. The 269th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 461ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 8(b), eff. 24.560. 24.60026. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. Sept. 1, 1997. L = Limited jurisdiction court. 5, eff. The 507th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 2, eff. Sec. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. September 1, 2007. Sept. 1, 2001. 1.08(a), eff. (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. January 1, 2007. (a) This section applies only to counties with two or more district courts. 1, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. Sec. 24.353. 1, eff. 6. (a) The 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties. 1189), Sec. The district court may hear and determine: (1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and. 1, eff. 606 (S.B. (a) The 96th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. October 1, 2019. Service Center . Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 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. (b) The 334th District Court shall give preference to civil matters.