(a) The 185th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 149th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. (b) The terms of the 160th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 323RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (f) The court terms continue until and including the Saturday immediately before the Monday on which the next term will convene. 480, Sec. Sec. September 1, 2007. 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. 24.187. Sec. 6. 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COOKE COUNTY). June 7, 2019. Sec. 24.269. 1, eff. 1352 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 4th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. September 1, 2017. concurrent jurisdiction with the . Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. September 1, 2005. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Eastland County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. (3) in Nueces County on the first Mondays in February and August. 24.60030. 1103 (H.B. 929 (H.B. (2) for which the sitting judge of the district court has not at the time of the agreement announced a candidacy or become a candidate in the upcoming election for that judicial office. (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. Sec. 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FALLS AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. The 296th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 2(a), eff. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. (a) The 123rd Judicial District is composed of Panola and Shelby counties. 460TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 480, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. The criminal district courts also have concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts over misdemeanor cases. The 476th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (b) Except as provided by this section, the judge of a district court may, in any county in his judicial district: (1) hear and determine all preliminary and interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded; (2) hear and determine uncontested or agreed cases and contests of elections pending in his district, unless a party to the suit objects; and. 24.442. When a cause is transferred, the clerk shall enter the cause on the docket of the court to which the transfer is made and the judge of that court shall try and dispose of the cause as if the cause had been filed in his court. In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. 419TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. 934 (H.B. 17, eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him. Sec. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 165th District Court. 24.230. 34, Sec. 316), Sec. 91ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EASTLAND COUNTY). June 19, 2009. 429TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.946. 848 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 98th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, October, and December. 24.920. 24.414. (d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 414th District Court. 1, eff. 24.592. The 192nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.408. The 400th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. Generally, this jurisdiction includes original jurisdiction of felony criminal prosecutions, suits for divorce, suits over title to land, election contests, and civil suits with an amount in controversy of at least $200. (b) The terms of the 88th District Court begin: (1) in Hardin County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. 111TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). (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. 349), Sec. (a) The 160th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 145TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 24.912. 24.249. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 241ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 3, eff. The judge of a district court, on motion of a party, on agreement of the parties, or on the judge's own motion, may transfer a cause or proceeding on the judge's docket to the docket of one of the other district courts. (a) The 127th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.481. (b) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 343rd District Court. 16, eff. OFFICIAL DUTY. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 1337, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The 430th District Court shall give preference to family violence and criminal matters. 780, Sec. September 1, 2009. (a) The 51st Judicial District is composed of Coke, Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green counties. 40), Sec. (d) The judge of the 13th District Court shall impanel grand juries at the April and October terms and at any other terms as ordered by the judge. COURT STYLE. Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 408th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (a) The 387th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAY, HEMPHILL, LIPSCOMB, ROBERTS, AND WHEELER COUNTIES). 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 Criminal Judicial District of Jefferson County is composed of Jefferson County. 480, Sec. 497, Sec. (4) in Washington County on the first Tuesdays in March and September. Sec. 3, Sec. (a) The 306th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 497, Sec. Sec. 24.541. Sept. 1, 2001. 24.192. All citations, notices, restraining orders, and other process issued in Matagorda County by the clerk or judges of the courts are returnable to the district court of Matagorda County without reference to the court number. Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 101st District Court. The 419th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 580 (S.B. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.423. Sec. 1082 (H.B. Sec. 289TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 480, Sec. 355TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HOOD COUNTY). (c) The 72nd, 99th, 137th, and 140th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Lubbock County. 24.528. 24.194. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 17, eff. (3) in Ward County on the third Monday in February, the first Monday in June, the third Monday in September, and the first Monday in December. June 19, 2009. September 1, 2005. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 880, Sec. 4. (a) The 292nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1337, Sec. Sec. Sec. (a) The 171st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.505. Sec. 649, Sec. (b) The 337th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 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. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 929 (H.B. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. Sec. 2.16, eff. 24.241. In a county with two or more district courts, the district judges may adopt rules governing the filing and numbering of cases, the assignment of cases for trial, and the distribution of the work of the courts as in their discretion they consider necessary or desirable for the orderly dispatch of the business of the courts. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 129th District Court. (c) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 156th District Court. (2) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in December, March, June, and September. 1, eff. (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday signaled it may sidestep a ruling in a major case involving a Republican bid to give state legislatures far more power over federal elections by limiting the ability of state courts to review their actions. Sec. (a) The 198th Judicial District is composed of Bandera and Kerr Counties. Sec. 11(a), eff. 2150), Sec. 1352 (S.B. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. September 1, 2007. (a) The 392nd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County. September 1, 2015. 1314), Sec. (c) The district courts in Bexar County have concurrent jurisdiction. 421ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL COUNTY). September 1, 2017. Sec. 24.201. 3, eff. 2, eff. The commissioners court of a county that is newly included in a judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter shall provide suitable quarters, facilities, and personnel for the district court of the judicial district. 24.399. September 1, 2009. (a) The 208th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 428th Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 1352 (S.B. 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. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. (2) in Mills County on the first Mondays in January, May, and October. 1" engraved on the seal. (a) The 11th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1139), Sec. 24.562. Sec. The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 108th District Court in Potter County. (c) On the request of the chairman, a peace officer shall serve a subpoena issued by the board. 24.500. 69TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAM, HARTLEY, MOORE, AND SHERMAN COUNTIES). 24.558. 934 (H.B. In each county, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the courts may be filed in or transferred between the 76th District Court and the county court. 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. (b) A family district court has primary responsibility for cases involving family law matters. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. 3199), Sec. (c) The 73rd District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. 1189), Sec. 24.378. 480, Sec. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 181st District Court. The 307th Judicial District is composed of Gregg County. 24.948. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The county courts shall have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the fine to be imposed shall exceed five hundred dollars. 205, Sec. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES AND WALLER COUNTIES). 1337, Sec. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 251st District Court. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 341st Judicial District is composed of Webb County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2005. 24.116. Sec. The 266th Judicial District is composed of Erath County. 1, eff. Sec. 1182 (S.B. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient. Aug. 30, 1993. Sec. 1.03(a), eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. A district court for a judicial district listed in this chapter is a family district court and may be called the "Family District Court for the (number of district) Judicial District.". (b) The 297th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 102nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Red River counties. (d) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Red River County. (2) in Cass County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 12, eff. 24.185. Sec. 1, eff. Sec. 256TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. September 1, 2015. 8, eff. The 458th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. (b) The terms of the 32nd District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. In each of the counties, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 276th District Court and the county court. 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. 6 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. (b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 24.589. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 105th 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. 24.354. (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (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. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 108, Sec. 9(a), eff. 1189), Sec. 24.274. 2, eff. Sec. 24.178. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (d) Section 24.179, relating to the 77th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 87th District Court in Freestone and Limestone counties. Sec. 2 is composed of Tarrant County.