(a) The 233rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1, eff. 81ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ATASCOSA, FRIO, KARNES, LASALLE, AND WILSON COUNTIES). Sec. (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (a) The 399th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 67, Sec. 1337, Sec. 24.908. (b) The terms of the 130th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September and are designated as the March-August and September-February terms. 746), Sec. 3.13(15), eff. (a) The 460th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (c) The judge, with the approval of the commissioners court, may appoint an official interpreter of the court in Nueces County who serves at the will of the judge. 24.017. (b) The terms of the 167th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 2, eff. 1, eff. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 437TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.60098. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. 1, eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2454), Sec. The clerk shall keep a separate file docket, known as the Clerk's Criminal File Docket, for criminal cases. 1337, Sec. (a) The 104th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. (a) The 339th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 85 (S.B. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 21, Sec. 51ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COKE, IRION, SCHLEICHER, STERLING, AND TOM GREEN COUNTIES). 281ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Sec. Sec. INCOMPETENCY. Sec. Jan. 1, 2000. 24.945. 24.421. Sec. 314TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 97th Judicial District is composed of Archer, Clay, and Montague counties. 24.6003. Sec. 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 20, eff. 1103 (H.B. September 1, 2013. 24.587. (A) divorce, as provided by Chapter 3, Family Code; (B) dependent and delinquent children, as provided by Section 23.001, by the Family Code, and by Title 43, Revised Statutes; (C) adoption, as provided by the Family Code; and. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 2. 1189), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails. (a) The 372nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.503. (f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 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. Sec. 5. (a) The 27th Judicial District is composed of Bell and Lampasas counties. (a) The 351st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 48TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 632, Sec. 6(a), eff. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Jan. 1, 2000. 3, eff. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2011. (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. 462ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 24.016. (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. 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.108. 52ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1337, Sec. Sec. (b) The 461st District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 392ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 99th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 37th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (a) The 228th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUNT COUNTY). (a) The 394th Judicial District is composed of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. January 1, 2006. Sec. Sec. 4 of Tarrant County. Sec. This subsection does not limit the court's power to hear those matters in Boston. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (f) The criminal district courts nos. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. Sec. 1342 (S.B. (a) The 94th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6. (a) The 16th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 480, Sec. Except as provided by Section 24.012, the terms of a family district court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. 606 (S.B. 363, 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. Sec. April 14, 1987. Sec. 1189), Sec. Sept. 1, 1995. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3774), 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. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (a) The 450th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.551. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (b) The 436th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. (b) The 204th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The increase in limit is due to the passage of Senate Bill 2342 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Woodlands . Before filing a lawsuit in justice court, it is always recommended you attempt to resolve your problems with the other party. Sec. 5(d), eff. (d) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the county court in Baylor, Cottle, King, or Knox County may transfer a case to the judge of the 50th District Court with the approval of the district judge. 24.580. 541 (S.B. (2) in Wharton County on the first Mondays in July and January, and the terms are designated the July-December and January-June terms. 446TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 421ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL COUNTY). The 466th Judicial District is composed of Comal County. 24.274. (j) The Bexar County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend each court as required by law or by the judge. The 312th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (c) The terms of the 414th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 24.149. January 1, 2021. 24.510. Sec. (b) A family district court has primary responsibility for cases involving family law matters. If the parties agree on a special judge for the trial of a particular case, the clerk shall enter in the minutes of the court, as a part of the proceedings in the case, a record showing: (1) that the judge of the court is disqualified to try the case; (2) the name of the special judge and that the parties agreed on the selection of that judge for the trial of the case; and. 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. (b) The terms of the 123rd District Court begin: (1) in Panola County on the first Mondays in January, May, and September; and. 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." Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 74TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). June 7, 2019. 24.60022. The 434th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. 24.619. 1951), Sec. 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.950. Sec. 1352 (S.B. 480, Sec. Sec. Sec. 24.434. (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 3 is composed of Tarrant County. 274TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL, GUADALUPE, AND HAYS COUNTIES). (e) All contested divorce cases, all default judgments, and all cases in which any of the parties are cited by publication must be tried in the county in which the case is filed unless other law authorizes the case to be tried in another county. 3.01, eff. 3 (H.B. 1189), Sec. Sec. (a) The 14th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (2) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in December, March, June, and September. Sec. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2(8), eff. (b) The terms of the Second 25th District Court begin: (1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in April and November; (2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in May and December; (3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in February and September; and. Sec. 632, Sec. Sec. 2256), Sec. Sec. The 404th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 1352 (S.B. Fort Worth Division. 24.401. The terms are designated the January-June and July-December terms. 94TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Sec. The 65th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (b) The terms of the 138th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, July, and November. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 153rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 316), Sec. 855 (H.B. A case must be filed in the proper Court. 86TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). 1.03(b), eff. If a judge of one of the courts is disqualified, he may transfer the case or proceeding from his court to one of the other courts. (c) The 406th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. 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. Aug. 31, 1987. June 17, 2015. 85, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 1, eff. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 954 (H.B. 480, Sec. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. January 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (b) The 215th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (H.B. The judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County may hear and dispose of any matter on the courts' general docket without transferring the matter. 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. 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). June 17, 2015. (f) When the courts sit in Texarkana, the Bowie County district clerk or the clerk's deputy shall serve as clerk of the courts and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, and records to Texarkana or Boston when necessary. PROCEDURE AT SPECIAL TERM. 24.508. 1.05(a), eff. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 125th District Court. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. Sept. 1, 1999. The 315th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 24.187. 929 (H.B. The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when it sits in Port Arthur and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to Port Arthur while the court is in session there, and transfer them from Port Arthur to Beaumont at the end of each session in Port Arthur. The 369th Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Cherokee, and Leon counties. (b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of the State, and its . Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. COURT OFFICERS. 3 (H.B. 4, eff. 24.228. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 1352 (S.B. The 446th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. Sec. 6, eff. (c) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 156th District Court. The 267th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. 3153), Sec. The judge may alternate the impaneling of grand juries in each county with the judge of any other district court in that county, or the judges may by agreement determine which one of the courts will impanel the grand juries. 3 (H.B. (g) A judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is not less than $1,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county. 15, eff. 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAY, HEMPHILL, LIPSCOMB, ROBERTS, AND WHEELER COUNTIES). Sec. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 530, Sec. September 1, 2009. 8, eff. 243RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). September 1, 2017. 17, eff. 1337, Sec. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1189), Sec. (a) A district court shall sit in the county seat for a jury trial in a civil case. Sec. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Judicial Districts Board established by Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. Sec. 2454), Sec. 4833), Sec. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 845 (S.B. 456TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GUADALUPE COUNTY). Failure to comply with the order of the district court is punishable as contempt. 24.627. Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. Indictments within each county may be returned to any district court within that county. 33, eff. 1352 (S.B. (g) The Dallas County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts when required by law or by the judge. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (a) The 377th Judicial District is composed of Victoria County. (b) If cases or other proceedings are transferred from a district court to another district court in accordance with this subchapter, all writs, processes, bonds, bail bonds, recognizances, complaints, informations and indictments, and any other matters returnable to the court from which the cases or proceedings were transferred are returnable to the court to which the cases or proceedings are transferred and are as valid as if they had been made returnable originally to that court. 929 (H.B. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sept. 1, 1985. May 17, 2005. (b) The 289th District Court shall give primary preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, and secondary preference to criminal cases. (a) The 11th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.60092. The 237th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. Sec. (d) The Matagorda County district clerk shall keep one set of minutes in which the clerk shall record all judgments and orders of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County. (a) The 150th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. Sec. 1352 (S.B. January 1, 2012. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 12, eff. 24.574. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 232ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2, eff. (a) This section applies in judicial districts that are composed of more than one county. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). 355), Sec. Sec. 1, eff. (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. (2) family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code. 1337, Sec. 24.415. January 1, 2012. The 316th Judicial District is composed of Hutchinson County. 41ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. For purposes of Article XV, Section 6, of the Texas Constitution, "incompetency" means: (2) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or. 21(2), eff. 348TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.381. 349), Sec. Sec. 172ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 206TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 138th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. Tex. (c) The commencement of a term of court is not affected by the fact that the first day of the term falls on a legal holiday or the judge is absent from the county on the first day of the term. 4 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (e) The terms of the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 150th, 166th, 224th, 225th, 285th, 288th, 407th, 408th, and 438th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (e) The judge of each criminal district court or county criminal court may, on motion of the judge or the criminal district attorney, transfer misdemeanor cases between the courts by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. The 358th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. (a) The 134th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.145. 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Search form. - = Information not available. (b) The 236th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 237TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). A case may not be transferred without the permission of the judge of the court to which the case is to be transferred. May 14, 2007. 327TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 24.212. 2454), Sec. (a) A family district court has the jurisdiction and power provided for district courts by the constitution and laws of this state. 24.204. The 326th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 71ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRISON COUNTY). September 1, 2013. Sept. 1, 1997. 24.256. 2913), Sec. The judge of the 198th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the judge's district and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the judge's court as in the judge's judgment is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. (b) The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when a court sits in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat and may transfer: (1) all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to that municipality while the court is in session there; and. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (4) in Sabine County on the 17th and 45th Mondays after the first Monday in January. 95TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 26th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 377TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (VICTORIA COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 396TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 934 (H.B. 17, eff. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. The 470th District Court shall hear family law matters. RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT. 12(a), eff. 2(8), eff. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 3153), Sec. Sec. (b) The 386th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. 1082 (H.B. 24.540. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The 72nd, 99th, 137th, and 140th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Lubbock County. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. (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. Sec. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. September 1, 2005. (a) The 363rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. January 1, 2017. (3) in Martin County on the first Mondays in January, June, and October. The 234th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.418. 24.386. (a) The 272nd Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. 3153), Sec. 7(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 7(a), eff. 24.439. 24.022. 149, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 112TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CROCKETT, PECOS, REAGAN, SUTTON, AND UPTON COUNTIES). Jurisdictional Limit Increase Now in Effect As we move into fall, many courts (and TJCTC) have been consumed with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ever-changing landscape that justice courts currently face. 1, eff. 24.617. September 1, 2007. 148, Sec. 2.17, eff. 6. 3.13(13), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. (f) The court may sit at the City of Port Arthur in addition to Beaumont to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and the other nonjury civil matters that are within the court's jurisdiction. Occupational License Requirements. 10, eff. (d) The 17th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County.