10(a), eff. 24.540. EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CASES FOLLOWING CREATION OF ADDITIONAL COURT. 6(a), eff. 358TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 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. Sec. 339TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL, GUADALUPE, AND HAYS COUNTIES). Aug. 28, 1995. 179TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) The terms of the El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). 1, eff. 24.570. June 7, 2019. Jan. 1, 1995. 1, eff. 4, eff. Sec. (b) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 855 (H.B. 5, eff. (a-2) In Harris County each district court holds terms that commence on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November of each year. (c) The terms of the 289th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the 87th District Court begin: (1) in Anderson County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Freestone County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; (3) in Leon County on the fifth Monday after the first Mondays in May and November; and. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. Sec. 24.110. (b) The 25th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Second 25th District Court. 24.151. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. Sec. Sept. 1, 1997. 1.09(a), eff. The 395th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. (b) The terms of the 82nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1352 (S.B. 330TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 147th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 704, Sec. Sec. 100TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CARSON, CHILDRESS, COLLINGSWORTH, DONLEY, AND HALL COUNTIES). Abilene Division. The board shall meet at least once in each interim between regular sessions of the legislature and shall exercise its reapportionment powers only in the interims between regular legislative sessions. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 24.263. 1306, Sec. September 1, 2009. 194TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). September 1, 2009. Sec. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court in Port Arthur and perform all required duties. 1, eff. 1103 (H.B. September 1, 2010. September 1, 2007. 24.402. 2(9), eff. 24.188. (b) A judge of the 411th 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. Sec. 24.953. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 87TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, FREESTONE, LEON, AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES). 349TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). (3) inability or unfitness to promptly and properly discharge official duties because of a serious mental or physical defect that did not exist at the time of the judge's election. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. January 1, 2012. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STARR COUNTY). 848 (S.B. Sec. 3153), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 2230), Sec. (a) The 396th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times. Sec. (f) This section does not limit the powers of a district judge when acting for another judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 280, Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 891), Sec. 275TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 24.479. 24.502. 1575), Sec. 480, Sec. (b) The 282nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 261st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (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. (b) The terms of the 75th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. September 1, 2011. 1082 (H.B. (a) The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties. 8(a), eff. 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. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 61st District Court. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 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. 24.459. 81ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). 2.09(a), eff. 61ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 241ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). (a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. (c) The terms of the 1st District Court begin: (1) in Jasper County on the first Monday in January and the 22nd Monday after the first Monday in January; (2) in Newton County on the 5th and 34th Mondays after the first Monday in January; (3) in San Augustine County on the 11th and 40th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and. 283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). January 1, 2012. 1189), Sec. 24.948. (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. The 217th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. 610 (H.B. (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. 24.594. 2(6), eff. Sec. 39(1), eff. 3, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. The 428th Judicial District is composed of Hays County. The 405th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (b) The terms of the 94th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1951), Sec. 1, eff. The 446th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 196, Sec. 2, eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 7, eff. 507 (S.B. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 20, eff. The 433rd Judicial District is composed of Comal County. 3.13(16), eff. 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. (3) in Nueces County on the first Mondays in February and August. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. (c) The judge of the 33rd District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. Sec. Sec. Sec. January 1, 2012. (a) The 21st Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. 1139), Sec. 4, eff. 1, eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the 59th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 386th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 277TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 2.06(a), eff. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. (a) The 348th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant 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. 24.115. (a) Juries for special terms authorized by Section 24.014 shall be summoned in the manner provided by law for regular terms. 929 (H.B. 386TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 74th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. (b) The terms of the 23rd District Court begin: (1) in Matagorda County on the first Mondays in June and December, and the terms are designated the June-November and December-May terms; and. 4833), Sec. 119TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CONCHO, RUNNELS, AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES). (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. 24.012. 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. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. 110TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRISCOE, DICKENS, FLOYD, AND MOTLEY COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 2003. (5) in Upton County on the first Monday in February and the second Monday in June. 136TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). (a) The 251st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 168TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. The judge's sworn account must show the number of days that he served as the special judge. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 24.435. 480, Sec. 163RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. 24.271. 13, eff. (2) a regional review committee composed of three members who are a county judge, a county attorney, a county commissioner or a county sheriff, each appointed by the member of the house of representatives of this state who represents the counties in the judicial district. The bailiffs serve at the will of the judges and may be removed by a majority vote of the judges. (a) The 229th Judicial District is composed of Duval, Jim Hogg, and Starr counties. (c) The terms of the 85th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (b) The 485th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. (b) The 377th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal cases. 280TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.270. 1081, Sec. September 1, 2011. (c) The 274th District Court has the same jurisdiction as the 22nd and the 207th district courts in Comal and Hays counties and concurrent jurisdiction with the 25th and Second 25th district courts in Guadalupe County. 3774), Sec. Sec. 24.624. (a) The 148th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3378), Sec. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 54th District Court. The 244th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. 12TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES, MADISON, AND WALKER COUNTIES). September 1, 2009. 24.196. 1(d), eff. (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. October 1, 2019. October 1, 2022. 480, Sec. October 1, 2020. Occupational License Requirements. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 127th District Court. 273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES). 341ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. 24.580. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 40), Sec. (d) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 166th District Court. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. 24.429. 214TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 367th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Sec. (a) The 119th Judicial District is composed of Concho, Runnels, and Tom Green counties. 1, eff. 7.26, eff. (b) The terms of the 276th District Court begin: (1) in Marion County on the first Mondays in January, May, and July; (2) in Morris County on the first Mondays in February, March, and September; (3) in Titus County on the first Mondays in April, June, and November; and. Sept. 1, 2001. 24.243. Sec. (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. 480, Sec. 1. September 1, 2015. Sept. 1, 1995. 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). (d) The terms of the 5th District Court begin: (1) in Bowie County on the first Mondays in January and July; and. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. The district clerk of Bowie County or his deputy shall serve the court when it is sitting in Texarkana and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, and records to Texarkana while the court is in session there, and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers from Texarkana to Boston at the end of each session in Texarkana. 111TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WEBB COUNTY). 3, eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1189), Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 147th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 1.08(b), eff. Sec. The 299th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.517. (b) The 251st District Court may hear and determine, in any county in the district convenient for the court, all preliminary or interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, in any case pending in any county in the district regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 372nd District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. The 268th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 199TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 5 is composed of Dallas County. 2150), Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Bowie and Cass counties has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 24.537. Sec. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. 1.03(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1995. June 19, 2009. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 94th 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. 24.108. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 246th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (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. Sec. 209TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. The 476th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1.01(b), eff. (b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 212th District Court. Sec. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (2) in Wharton County on the first Mondays in July and January, and the terms are designated the July-December and January-June terms. Sec. January 1, 2010. June 7, 2019. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1059 (H.B. (b) The district court to which the case is transferred under this section acquires continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Title 5, Family Code, over the child. 3.13(15), eff. Sec. 3, eff. (b) The 247th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1951), Sec. 24.374. 8.44(3), eff. (a) The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. (b) The terms of the 287th District Court begin in Bailey County on the first Mondays in February and August and in Parmer County on the first Mondays in March and September. 1082 (H.B. Sec. Sec. (c) In any county in the district in which there are two or more district courts, the judges of those courts 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, transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on their dockets to the docket of one of the other district courts. (c) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County. Sec. 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). 2, Sec. (b) The court shall give preference to criminal cases. (c) In Bowie County, the 5th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. Sec. 1342 (S.B. 24.122. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 108th District Court in Potter County. (b) The 184th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (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. 750 (H.B. September 1, 2011. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. June 16, 2015. 24.229. Sept. 1, 1987. 24.439. (a) The 354th Judicial District is composed of Hunt and Rains counties. 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. 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 24.138. (c) The criminal district courts in Dallas County have concurrent original misdemeanor jurisdiction with the county courts in Dallas County that have criminal jurisdiction. 4(a), eff. Sec. 1342 (S.B. 6, eff. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 231ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Thirteen of these courts . The court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 912 (S.B. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.164. 24.531. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. (a) The 76th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Morris, and Titus counties. (c) The terms of the 27th District Court begin: (1) in Bell County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; and. 6. Sec. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. Sec. 7 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. DECLARATION OF POLICY. Sec. 1, eff. 24.404. the court of criminal appeals the supreme court the district court the justice of the peace court. Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.60022. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2015. 24.198. (a) The 138th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. Sec. 2.19(a), eff. (a) The 398th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.515. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 207th Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. 257TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 257th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. District & County Courts Jury Trials Operating Plan; County Court at Law. Sec. 24.306. 450TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. TRANSFER OF CASES; EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. 282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Either court, in term or in vacation, may transfer a pending civil or criminal case to the other court by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. 1182 (S.B. Any of the judges may hear and determine motions, petitions for injunction, applications for appointment of receivers, interventions, motions to transfer venue, pleas in abatement, all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order thereon in the court in which the case is pending without having the case transferred to the court of the acting judge. 9, eff. 2, eff. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). 1, eff. September 1, 2015. 238TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). An obligation issued from the affected court is returnable to another district court in the county on the date that court directs, but may not be made returnable on a date that is earlier than the date on which the obligation was originally returnable. 2174), Sec. (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. (b) The 337th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (3) in Ochiltree County on the fourth Monday in April and the second Monday in October. 1352 (S.B. (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. A district judge may hear and determine motions, including motions for new trial, petitions for injunction, applications for the appointment of a receiver, interventions, pleas in abatement, dilatory pleas, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order on them in the court in which the case or proceeding is pending without transferring the case or proceeding. 934 (H.B. (c) The terms of the 13th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1059 (H.B. 95TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 3153), Sec. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENEDY, KLEBERG, AND NUECES COUNTIES). 24.582. June 17, 2011. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 24.392. (b) The 427th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal matters. (b) The terms of the 340th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September.