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1, eff. (b) The terms of the 319th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and in October. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2013. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. 338TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 7. May 14, 2007. 3, Sec. September 1, 2005. Sec. (b) The terms of the 20th District Court begin on the third Mondays in January, May, and September. 1, eff. 1189), Sec. 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 195TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 343RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARANSAS, BEE, LIVE OAK, MCMULLEN, AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES). Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. The transfer shall be entered on the minutes of the court and the cause shall be tried and disposed of as if it had been originally filed in that court. Sec. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court. 1189), Sec. 24.164. The 454th Judicial District is composed of Medina County. JURISDICTION. (a) The 380th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sec. Sec. District & County Courts Jury Trials Operating Plan; County Court at Law. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 24.466. 2(9), eff. October 1, 2022. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 606 (S.B. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. 24.590. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). Sec. September 1, 2017. Sec. (b) The terms of the 4th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 236th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1, eff. 24.407. (c) The terms of the 42nd District Court begin: (1) in Callahan County on the first Mondays in January and July; (2) in Coleman County on the first Mondays in January and July; and. 5.95(105), eff. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. Sec. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. 24.028. 746), Sec. The 442nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 120TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 606 (S.B. 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (c) The 83rd and 63rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Terrell and Val Verde counties. 1139), Sec. 217TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). Sec. Sec. 480, Sec. (a) The 289th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Sec. 1, eff. 24.152. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 1st District Court in Sabine and San Augustine counties has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. 475TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (b) A family district court has primary responsibility for cases involving family law matters. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) The terms of the 356th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. Sec. 24.106. 606 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 75th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 132nd District Court begin: (1) in Borden County on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November; and. As mentioned above, the special judicial power of U S federal district courts to take jurisdiction overforeign environmental daims stems from constitutional and statutory provisions- The Congress has given the federal district courts "federal questionn jurisdiction and "diversity" jurisdiction, Authority for the former is found in section 1331 of 28 U - S C A , which provides: "The District . Sec. Sec. 24.137. 24.524. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS. The terms of the district court of a judicial district affected by reapportionment under this subchapter shall be the terms provided by the board in the reapportionment order affecting the judicial district. 476TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). September 1, 2005. Sec. 704, Sec. (a) The 171st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (a) The 141st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 24.610. The clerk of the transferring court shall certify the style and number of the case to the clerk of the receiving court and include the papers of the case with the certification. These statutes provide that the court has jurisdiction over civil causes and proceedings, original and appellate, as prescribed by law for county courts, including jurisdiction over appeal from the Justice of the Peace courts. 24.555. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 929 (H.B. 359TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.257. 12(a), eff. 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND STARR COUNTIES). September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The salaries of the court reporter and court coordinator shall be set in amounts commensurate with the salaries paid by other district courts for those positions. 1.06(a), eff. The 350th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. September 1, 2005. 780, Sec. 2(c), eff. 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. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.255. (2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over. Sec. 480, Sec. Each criminal case shall be originally filed in the court to which the indictment or information is returned. September 1, 2009. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. 3, Sec. 24.952. 51ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COKE, IRION, SCHLEICHER, STERLING, AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES). 165 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1999. (a) The 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties. 24.216. 123RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PANOLA AND SHELBY COUNTIES). (a) The 87th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Freestone, Leon, and Limestone counties. Sec. 480, Sec. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. 388TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 287TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAILEY AND PARMER COUNTIES). 954 (H.B. 7(a), eff. 24.622. JUDGE. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (a) The 45th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 166TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. JURISDICTION. 16, eff. (a) Judicial District 1-A is composed of Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. 480, Sec. 24.633. 138TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (a) The 229th Judicial District is composed of Duval, Jim Hogg, and Starr counties. The judges may transfer cases from one court to the other by an order entered on the docket of the court from which the matter was transferred. 1337, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 317TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). 24.232. 24.161. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1, eff. 24.599. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.625. 24.474. Aug. 28, 1995. Fax: : 940-349-2121. 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. 24.183. Sec. (c) The judge of the 138th District Court shall impanel grand juries at all times required by law. 24.605. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 346th District Court. 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. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. Sec. (2) outside the judicial district at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation. 24.619. 24.628. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The district court has control over the assignment of cases as prescribed by Sections 25.1112 and 26.209. 1, eff. 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. Sept. 1, 1987. (b) The terms of the 426th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (a) The 298th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 2, Sec. 1189), Sec. The 189th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 78TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 26th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. Sept. 1, 1985. 934 (H.B. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 41st District Court. Sec. Sec. (a) The 61st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 12, eff. January 1, 2012. Sec. 365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). (b) The 399th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 1385, Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. 115TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MARION AND UPSHUR COUNTIES). Sec. (c) All civil and criminal matters within the concurrent jurisdiction of the county and district courts must be filed with the county clerk in the county court. (d) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. June 20, 1987. 24.360. 24, Sec. October 1, 2019. 1, eff. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 13, eff. 24.60030. 24.505. The 190th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 124th Judicial District is composed of Gregg County. 24.946. 4(a), eff. 79), Sec. 2(10), eff. (2) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in December, March, June, and September. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 24.364. (a) All civil and criminal cases in the district courts in Hidalgo County shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk using an automated system. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). September 1, 2018. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2009. (a) The 152nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 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. 1, eff. (3) in Comal County on the first Mondays in January and July. 276TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MARION, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). 610 (H.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) A judge of the 392nd Judicial District may not be assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar, Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland, Tarrant, or Travis County. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 95th District Court. 24.015. 1012, Sec. (c) The terms of the 297th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (c) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. (h) The judges of the district courts listed in Subsection (g) by agreement shall designate one of the listed district courts as the domestic violence district court for Harris County. 24.376. For purposes of this subsection, "correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code. Sept. 1, 1985. 4(a), eff. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. 24.239. Sec. 1, eff. (k) The judges of the courts that give preference to criminal cases may impanel special and general grand juries as needed or by agreement between the judges. Sept. 1, 1985. (a) The 246th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The 361st 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. 2, eff. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. September 1, 2015. Sept. 1, 1985. May 25, 1989. The basic structure of the present court system of Texas was established by an 1891 constitutional amendment. 1.08(b), eff. Sec. 249TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). 855 (H.B. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES). (a) The 128th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. (a) The 231st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) The 339th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1951), Sec. Sec. (a) The 332nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.104. 24.231. 497, Sec. 24.582. Sec. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 2, eff. 482ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. The 358th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. (a) The 327th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 8.44(2), eff. 24.515. 24.256. . 3 (H.B. (c) The Orange County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. Sept. 1, 1997. If the court determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance. 24.905. 60TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). 261ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and Section 24.0125, notwithstanding any other law, each district court holds in each county in the judicial district terms that commence on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. Sec. 8(c), eff. 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."). 1 is composed of Tarrant County. District courts have original jurisdiction in felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount of money or damages involved is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. 139TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 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). Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. 24.614. (3) in Titus County on the first Mondays in February, August, September, October, and December. (5) in Presidio County on the third Monday after the first Mondays in January and July. 456TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GUADALUPE COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July. 2.04(a), eff. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. The 434th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. Sec. 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. 106TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA, AND LYNN COUNTIES). September 1, 2005. 1.36, eff. Sec. The court shall give preference to civil cases. (a) The 19th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. 24.229. JUDICIAL DISTRICT 1-A (JASPER, NEWTON, AND TYLER COUNTIES). 288TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 178th District Court. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 5, eff. 1951), Sec. 1, eff. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient. 9(l), eff. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 322ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). June 19, 2009. Jurisdiction; Important Information . (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. (a) The 139th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.020. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 342, Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. September 1, 2015. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. The 453rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. To be eligible for the appointment, the retired judge must have voluntarily retired from office and must certify his willingness to serve. Sec. 24.112. 349), Sec. 2150), Sec. Sec. June 19, 2009. 1048), Sec. 2(f), eff. (c) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 119th District Court. The 431st Judicial District is composed of Denton County. The 366th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (b) The 377th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal cases. Sept. 1, 1985. 1, eff. 5.95(83), eff. 3(a), eff. 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1991. 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 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. 855 (H.B. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. The 249th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County. 480, Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 354th Judicial District is composed of Hunt and Rains counties. 6, eff. 308TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1, eff. 76TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.516. 372ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. (d) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 89th District Court. 24.409. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.492. 4, eff. The 407th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 6. 2454), Sec. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 175th District Court. 2, eff. (a) The 129th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1.03(b), eff. 24.485. (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. 165 (H.B. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 9, eff. (b) Section 24.160, relating to the 58th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 60th District Court. (a) The 396th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. Art. Sec. 24.133. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24.617. 1" engraved on the seal. December 15, 2009. 24.113. 24.210. 9(b), eff. (3) sign all necessary orders and judgments in those matters. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 340TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). Meetings of the board shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 551, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter. 2.01, eff. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. Sec. (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.584. 3153), Sec. Sec. 2, Sec. Sec. (a) The 175th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 480, Sec. 1352 (S.B. (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. September 1, 2011. 1.07(a), eff. 24.101. (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. The 360th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Each judge may sit in the other court to hear a case without transferring the case. (c) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Bowie County.

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