269TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 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. 1, eff. Sec. 480, Sec. (b) The terms of the 2nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. 1.04(a), eff. (c) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. (b) The 450th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. . 166TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. 4(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 15, eff. (b) The 430th District Court shall give preference to family violence and criminal matters. 248TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. 1189), Sec. (f) A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the appropriate criminal jurisdiction. 4. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 5, eff. 24.270. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 140TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). The 457th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 2936), Sec. Sec. 24.451. The 358th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. Sec. 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. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 396th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts and the justice courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). September 1, 2007. 1352 (S.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 541, Sec. 24.506. (b) The terms of the 75th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court. (b) The 161st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Ector County. September 1, 2005. (a) The 449th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark opinion in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773 (2017), a question arising under the Fair . Sec. The 420th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. (b) The 209th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sept. 1, 1997. 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. A judge of a district court may, either in termtime or vacation, grant writs of mandamus, injunction, sequestration, attachment, garnishment, certiorari, and supersedeas and all other writs necessary to the enforcement of the court's jurisdiction. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. (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. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (c) The terms of the 19th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 8, eff. Sec. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1995. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) If a county in which any part of the jurisdiction vested by general law in the county court has been transferred or made concurrent in a district court is removed by reapportionment under this subchapter from the judicial districts of all district courts having the county court jurisdiction, the board shall specify whether, after the effective date of the reapportionment order, the transferred county court jurisdiction is vested in the district court of the judicial districts in which the county is included under the reapportionment order or whether the transferred county court jurisdiction is revested in the county court. 8(b), eff. (b) The terms of the 82nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.623. Jan. 1, 2002. (c) The terms of the 17th and 96th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 24.950. 3.13(14), eff. (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. (1) original jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court; (2) concurrent original and appellate jurisdiction with the county courts at law of misdemeanor cases normally within the exclusive jurisdiction of the county courts at law; and. (c) Section 24.126, relating to the 25th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Second 25th District Court. 1, eff. 1, eff. 41ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge. May 17, 2005. (c) The judge may sign an order or decree in any case pending for trial or on trial before him in any county in his district at a place that is convenient to the judge and forward the order or decree to the clerk for filing and entry. (a) The 150th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The court may modify the requirements of a subpoena that the court determines are unreasonable. (a) The 104th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 8(a), eff. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (d) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 153rd District Court. (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. January 1, 2007. (b) The 187th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (b) The 53rd, 98th, and 126th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 1182 (S.B. The 38th Judicial District is composed of Real and Uvalde counties. 2, eff. 169TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (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. The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. 7.25, eff. 282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 24.208. Sept. 1, 1985. January 1, 2012. 1, eff. 1342 (S.B. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 151st District Court. (2) in Mills County on the first Mondays in January, May, and October. September 1, 2009. (b) The terms of the 169th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 4415 (Metro) lgrubbs@collincountytx.gov. 1352 (S.B. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 40), Sec. 2, eff. (e) In order to obtain his salary, a special judge commissioned by the governor must present his sworn account to the comptroller showing the number of travel days that were necessary. (b) The 445th District Court shall give preference to criminal law cases. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. September 1, 2007. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. Sec. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (g) The district clerk may consolidate the minutes of the district courts. 215TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.117. 480, Sec. The 302nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 3, eff. January 1, 2021. 3199), Sec. 24.444. Service on the board is an official duty of each of the officers named in Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. JURISDICTION. 1337, Sec. 480, Sec. 145TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). 24.489. (b) The petitioner in a dispute concerning a deed restriction shall present as evidence at the first hearing in the dispute: June 17, 2015. (a) The 342nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 155th Judicial District is composed of Austin and Fayette counties. 24.366. 125TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 363, Sec. 3796), Sec. 2. Sec. 24.446. QUARTERS FOR COURTS. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 19th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. The district court may hear and determine: (1) motions against sheriffs and other officers of the court for failure to pay over money collected under the process of the court or other defalcation of duty in connection with the process; and. 2.02(a), eff. (b) The 285th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. (c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin: (1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December; (2) in Comal County on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January; and. 1, eff. 607 (S.B. The 217th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 47TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARMSTRONG, POTTER, AND RANDALL COUNTIES). 24.470. (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. January 1, 2010. Sec. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. (a) The 112th Judicial District is composed of Crockett, Pecos, Reagan, Sutton, and Upton counties. January 1, 2019. 364TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). Sec. June 19, 2009. 1103 (H.B. (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. 24.614. (a) The 290th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1139), Sec. 24.247. 2, eff. (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 480, Sec. The 309th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. 24.622. Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 161st Judicial District is composed of Ector County. (3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge. 501 West 5th Street, Suite 1100. 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). Sec. 1, eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1987. 3.13(17), eff. 7, eff. September 1, 2019. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,368,139. (b) The 247th District Court shall give preference to family law matters.