In the absence of a provision by the board, the terms of the district court, until otherwise prescribed by law, begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year and continue until the time for convening the next regular term of the court. 139TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 369TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, CHEROKEE, AND LEON COUNTIES). (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 24.947. (a) The 181st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 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. 5(a), eff. 24.198. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. Oct. 1, 1999. Sec. 1337, Sec. (c) The 424th District Court has the same terms of court as the 33rd District Court. 14, eff. 24.028. RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT. (a) The 117th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 750 (H.B. Cases in the concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be filed in either court, and all cases of concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be transferred between the 258th District Court and the county court. 90, Sec. 24.477. Sept. 1, 1987. If more than one county is contained in a judicial district, the territory of the judicial district must be contiguous. Uniform Rules of Court for the District and Statutory County Courts of Denton County, Texas (PDF) Contact Us. TRANSFER OF CASES; EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. Sec. 118TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GLASSCOCK, HOWARD, AND MARTIN COUNTIES). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 4833), Sec. Judicial districts smaller in size than the entire county may be created subsequent to a general election in which a majority of the persons voting on the proposition adopt the proposition "to allow the division of ____________________ County into judicial districts composed of parts of ____________________ County." 1.03(b), eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1575), Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 485th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (f) The court terms continue until and including the Saturday immediately before the Monday on which the next term will convene. 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 9(l), eff. 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 pending in one of those courts. Sept. 1, 2000. 24.507. (c) The terms of the 35th District Court begin: (1) in Brown County on the first Mondays in February, June, and November; and. (d) The judges of the 103rd and 107th district courts need not impanel grand juries except in cases of emergency. 24.633. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Sec. 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JASPER, NEWTON, SABINE, AND SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTIES). To the extent of a conflict between this subsection and a specific provision relating to a particular judicial district, this section controls. 1 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "El Paso County Criminal District Court No. The 425th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 3774), Sec. 109TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDREWS, CRANE, AND WINKLER COUNTIES). 24.396. (d) The terms of the 8th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 14, eff. 4, eff. The bailiffs serve at the will of the judges and may be removed by a majority vote of the judges. 3153), Sec. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (a) The 160th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.021. 24.377. January 1, 2007. September 1, 2017. (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest. Sept. 1, 1987. 362ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The 389th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 954 (H.B. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) "Reapportionment" means the redistribution of the judicial districts of the state by designating the county or counties to be included in each judicial district and may affect any or all of the judicial districts and counties of the state under either the original reapportionment made under this subchapter or a reapportionment at a time subsequent to an original reapportionment. 24.212. 5, eff. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 171st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. (b) The terms of the 229th District Court begin: (1) in Duval County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Jim Hogg County on the first Mondays in June and December; and. 90, Sec. (b) The 256th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 24.265. (b) The 352nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 3 (H.B. January 1, 2012. 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.941. the court of criminal appeals the supreme court the district court the justice of the peace court. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1189), Sec. 138TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 1189), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. The judges in Delta and Franklin counties may transfer a case by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. 1, eff. Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 168th District Court. 4833), Sec. 10(a), eff. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 704, Sec. Sec. (b) The 348th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) The terms of the 39th District Court begin: (1) in Haskell County on the first Monday in January, the 15th Monday after the first Monday in January, and the third Monday after the first Monday in September; (2) in Kent County on the ninth Monday after the first Monday in January and the first Monday in September; (3) in Stonewall County on the 6th and 20th Mondays after the first Monday in January and the ninth Monday after the first Monday in September; and. (c) If the office of district attorney is authorized by law in or for a judicial district, a reapportionment under this subchapter does not change the county or counties included in the district for purposes of election, functions, duties, and authority of the district attorney, his assistants, and their successors in office. 289TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). The 444th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. 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 . 66TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HILL COUNTY). 265TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (d) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 147th District Court. (d) Subject to the other rules and conditions in this section, a judicial district in a reapportionment under this subchapter may: (1) be enlarged in territory by including an additional county or counties in the district, but a county having a population as large or larger than the population of the judicial district being reapportioned may not be added to the judicial district; (2) be decreased in territory by removing a county or counties from the district; (3) have both a county or counties added to the district and a county or counties removed from it; or. (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. 1, eff. (b) The 262nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sept. 1, 1985. (a) The 214th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him. 90, Sec. Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a district court from holding its judicial district terms in accordance with Section 24.012, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate the terms and sessions of court. (c) The judge may take a vacation and not attend court for four weeks in each year. 1, eff. 346TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 441ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). Sec. 24.106. 24.131. 1, eff. Sec. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 24.553. 780, Sec. (e) The legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board may not redistrict the judicial districts to provide for any judicial district smaller in size than an entire county except as provided by this subsection. May 25, 1989. 704, Sec. 1337, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (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. (b) The 15th and 59th judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Grayson County. 24.471. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. Sec. (d) The 91st District Court may not impanel a grand jury except by special order of the judge. (d) The terms of the 207th District Court begin: (1) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. (a) The 294th Judicial District is composed of Van Zandt County. (c) The 49th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. 1575), Sec. 273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES). Sec. 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. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. 4037), Sec. (a) The 410th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1997. Sept. 1, 1997. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.504. September 1, 2005. 24.580. 7(a), eff. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1987. 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). 24.437. September 1, 2009. 80TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 255th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (a) The 14th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The 395th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 1, eff. (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. 148, Sec. Sec. (d) In all suits, actions, and proceedings, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be "District Court of Jefferson County.". 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 24.149. 1342 (S.B. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any other of the judges may hold court for him. Sept. 1, 1995. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 44TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. (3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January. 610 (H.B. Court for the Del Rio Division shall be held at Del Rio. 4833), Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 116th District Court. 24.018. The appellate courts of the Texas Judicial System are: (1) the Supreme Court, the highest state appellate court for civil and juvenile cases; (2) the Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest state appellate court for criminal cases; and (3) the 14 courts of appeals, the intermediate appellate courts for civil and criminal appeals from the trial 2, eff. 2, eff. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 934 (H.B. 202ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE COUNTY). (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. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. The judge of the 424th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the 424th Judicial District and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the court as the judge determines is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. (b) The terms of the 153rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 350TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TAYLOR COUNTY). CONCURRENT JURISDICTION. concurrent jurisdiction with the . 173RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. The obligations are legal and valid as if the obligations had been made returnable to the issuing court. Sept. 1, 2003. 4(a), eff. The 349th Judicial District is composed of Anderson and Houston counties. 246TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The terms of the 147th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. (d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court. (a) The 87th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Freestone, Leon, and Limestone counties. (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. Sec. 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. (a) The 287th Judicial District is composed of Bailey and Parmer counties. 178TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). September 1, 2017. 183RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NAVARRO COUNTY). 226TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 5, eff. 1059 (H.B. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 99th District Court. (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.