(d) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Red River County. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). 24.497. (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. 1(d), eff. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any other of the judges may hold court for him. 280, Sec. (a) The 24th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. (b) The 204th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. 912 (S.B. June 15, 2001. Sec. 72 (H.B. If a case is transferred, all process, bonds, recognizances, and obligations extant at the time of transfer shall be returned and filed in the court to which the case is transferred and are valid and binding as if originally issued out of that court. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 24.460. (a) The 138th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 1059 (H.B. 1314), Sec. 606 (S.B. (d) The 17th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. (b) In assigning a case to a district court, the district clerk shall take into consideration any requirement in Subchapter B that a district court in Hidalgo County give preference to specific matters. The 462nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.60093. (a) The 259th Judicial District is composed of Jones and Shackelford counties. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. 24.599. 1321 (S.B. January 1, 2010. 455TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 24.465. (a) The 164th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 286th Judicial District is composed of Cochran and Hockley counties. If more than one county is contained in a judicial district, the territory of the judicial district must be contiguous. The board shall complete its work on the reapportionment and file its order with the secretary of state not later than August 31 of the same year. Sec. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 154th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July and are designated as the January and July terms. 3, eff. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 125th District Court. 972-548-4415 (McKinney) 972-424-1460 ext. Dec. 1, 2000. All civil cases not assigned and docketed in a district court based on the types of cases the court gives preference to under applicable law shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk. September 1, 2005. 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. (a) The 226th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. The 268th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The county clerk serves as the clerk of the district court for those matters. (4) in Sabine County on the 17th and 45th Mondays after the first Monday in January. September 1, 2005. 61ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.905. The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. 2, eff. 20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MILAM COUNTY). 1306, Sec. 2, eff. The criminal district courts do not have appellate misdemeanor jurisdiction. (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (a) This section applies to payment of salary to: (1) a special judge commissioned by the governor as provided by Article V, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution; and. 437TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 848 (S.B. 40), Sec. Each term continues until the term ends by operation of law or the court has disposed of the business for that term. (i) The judge of each district court may take a vacation at any time during the year. 480, Sec. (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 2 is composed of Dallas County. Sept. 1, 1985. 461ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 332ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 339TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case. 1, eff. Sec. 416TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 24.525. (d) The terms of the 8th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1103 (H.B. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.636. (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. 186TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 355TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HOOD COUNTY). 24.624. A district judge may appoint counsel to attend to the cause of a party who makes an affidavit that he is too poor to employ counsel to attend to the cause. (a) The 449th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1059 (H.B. September 1, 2005. 308TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2.10(a), eff. 24.351. 2913), Sec. September 1, 2009. Any of the judges may hear and determine any part or question of a case or proceeding pending in any of the courts, and any of the other judges may complete the hearing and render judgment in the case. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 146th District Court. Sec. 21(2), eff. 212TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 24.5995. Sec. 352ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (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. September 1, 2013. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. (a) The 68th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 60TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). 325TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 131st Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. 855 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1995. Sept. 1, 1995. January 1, 2012. September 1, 2009. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The 283rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 8(b), eff. 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. 480, Sec. 120TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Suite 10030. (b) The terms of the 121st District Court begin: (1) in Terry County on the second Mondays in May and November; and. (c) The terms of the 90th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The 467th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. The 314th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1, eff. The judge of each affected district court shall sign the proper orders in connection with the transfer. 1352 (S.B. 148, Sec. (4) in Camp County on the first Mondays in October and December. PROCEDURE. Sec. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. JUDGE. 1, eff. 4.08. All grand and petit juries drawn for one district court in each county are interchangeable with any other district court in that county as if the jury had been drawn for the court in which it is used. A family district court judge is elected in the same manner as a district judge. Sec. Sec. Sec. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. September 1, 2013. The district judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter, or all or any part of another matter, and render a final judgment. September 1, 2015. (a) The 343rd Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. (a) The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. Sec. (d) Section 24.179, relating to the 77th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 87th District Court in Freestone and Limestone counties. More than one judicial district may contain the same county or counties. Sec. 153RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (d) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 122nd District Court. Sec. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. The 303rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 1995. 179TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 480, Sec. SECOND 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). 24.641. 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. 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (c) The terms of the 15th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a-1) The 74th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts. (512) 916-5675. 24.462. Sec. Sec. (b) The 279th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 95th District Court. (3) promote an informed and consistent court response to domestic violence cases to lessen the number of misdemeanors, felonies, and fatalities related to domestic violence in Harris County. January 1, 2006. (b) The 28th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 94th and 117th district courts in Nueces County. September 1, 2015. (e) The judge of the 47th District Court may transfer a case to the docket of any district court that has jurisdiction over the case with the approval of the judge of the court to which the case is transferred. 480, Sec. If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in more than one judicial district, the clerk shall transfer the cases and proceedings to the district court of the judicial district for that county having the lowest numerical designation. (a) The 438th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday signaled it may sidestep a ruling in a major case involving a Republican bid to give state legislatures far more power over federal elections by limiting the ability of state courts to review their actions. 24.444. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. (a) The 348th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. June 15, 2007. September 1, 2015. 480, Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 135TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 541 (S.B. Sec. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). 934 (H.B. 24.258. 1352 (S.B. DUTIES. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. COURT OFFICERS. (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. (b) The 265th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The 291st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 169th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 1575), Sec. 1575), Sec. September 1, 2013. 21, Sec. (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. Sec. 480, Sec. 24.143. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 3, eff. Sec. (c) Section 24.124, relating to the 23rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 130th District Court. 24.310. 3, Sec. 704, Sec. 24.156. Sec. 257TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 90, Sec. 129TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. September 1, 2009. 24.009. 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. January 1, 2012. 276TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MARION, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). 704, Sec. Jurisdictional Limits. 335TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). The oath is sufficient for his service as official interpreter in all cases in the court in Nueces County during the interpreter's term of office. The 311th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.152. (f) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 62nd District Court in Lamar County. 1189), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 3.13(17), eff. Sec. 2.07(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 160th District Court. Sept. 1, 1999. 24.447. 445TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (d) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 4, eff. (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. Sec. 24.607. 1352 (S.B. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). June 19, 2009. (b) The terms of the 394th District Court begin: (1) in Brewster County on the first Monday in March and the third Monday in September; (2) in Culberson County on the third Monday in October and the first Monday in April; (3) in Hudspeth County on the third Monday in March and the first Monday in September; (4) in Jeff Davis County on the second Mondays in January and July; and. 24.241. (b) The 337th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (b) The terms of the 24th District Court begin: (1) in Calhoun County on the fourth Mondays in April and October; (2) in DeWitt County on the second Mondays in January and July; (3) in Goliad County on the first Mondays in February and August; (4) in Jackson County on the fourth Mondays in January and July; (5) in Refugio County on the third Mondays in April and October; and. (b) The terms of the 36th District Court begin: (1) in Aransas County on the fourth Mondays in April and October; (2) in Bee County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Live Oak County on the third Mondays in April and October; (4) in McMullen County on the second Mondays in January and July; and. 362ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 24.640. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. 24.264. 1182 (S.B. (b) The judge of the 341st District Court may impanel grand juries in Webb County. 848 (S.B. 24.019. The official interpreter shall take both the constitutional oath of office and an oath that he will faithfully interpret all testimony in the district court as official interpreter. The first term is designated the January-June term, and the second term is designated the July-December term. 1189), Sec. The 318th Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1985. 247TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.615. The clerk of the transferring court shall certify the style and number of the case to the clerk of the court to which it is transferred and include the papers of the case with the certification. 2150), Sec. In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. 480, Sec. 24.495. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 205th Judicial District is composed of Culberson, El Paso, and Hudspeth counties. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 1.37, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 21, Sec. (a) The 57th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. 20, eff. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 164th District Court. 480, Sec. Sec. Two or more judges may try different cases in the same court at the same time and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. 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. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. (b) The 290th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 72ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CROSBY AND LUBBOCK COUNTIES). (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. The 419th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.