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852 (H.B. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. 24.244. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 15, eff. The Constitution of the Republic provided for not less than three or more than eight district courts, each having a judge elected by a joint ballot of both houses of the Legislature for a term of four years. (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (c) The terms of the 34th District Court begin on the third Mondays in April and September and the first Mondays in January, July, and November. 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. (e) 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. 3, eff. 3, eff. 541 (S.B. Sec. The 323rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.405. (a) The 85th Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. (h) All bonds taken for the appearance of defendants, parties, or witnesses in any district court or in any inferior court in Bexar County are binding on all defendants, parties, or witnesses, and their sureties, in any of the courts in which the case is pending or to which the case may be transferred. (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. (c) Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 107th District Court. January 1, 2012. Sept. 1, 1985. 480, Sec. (4) in Lavaca County on the first Mondays in April and November. (e-1) The 386th and 436th district courts shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1990. 24.478. 24.176. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 15, eff. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Mills County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 3, eff. 24.543. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. The 360th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. June 7, 2019. - = Information not available. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 57TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 530, Sec. 24.440. Service on the board is an official duty of each of the officers named in Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. 24.209. 606 (S.B. 24.429. Sec. Sec. (f) The criminal district courts nos. Sept. 1, 2001. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the terms of each district, family district, and criminal district court are continuous. Art. 24.463. (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. 1314), Sec. 24.256. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. January 1, 2012. 1, eff. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 160th District Court. 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROWN AND MILLS COUNTIES). (a) The 207th Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties. (c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. (b) The terms of the 81st District Court begin: (1) in Atascosa County on the third Mondays in March and September; (2) in Frio County on the fourth Mondays in May and November; (3) in Karnes County on the first Mondays in May and November; (4) in LaSalle County on the first Mondays in March and September; and. The 440th Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. Sec. 2913), Sec. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. 344TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS COUNTY). When a family district court is created in a county, the county's juvenile board composition and the additional compensation of the board members is as provided by Article 5139.2, Revised Statutes. 377TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (VICTORIA COUNTY). Sec. 3153), Sec. 1124, Sec. 24.60030. June 7, 2019. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (a) The 5th Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Cass counties. (a) The 1st Judicial District is composed of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine counties. TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. 161ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 1103 (H.B. (b) The terms of the 123rd District Court begin: (1) in Panola County on the first Mondays in January, May, and September; and. 24.412. Sec. (2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over. 2150), Sec. 121, Sec. 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. (d) The terms of the criminal district courts begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 1342 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 24.548. June 17, 2015. 24.142. 1, eff. (512) 916-5896. (b) The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 2150), Sec. 3.13(15), eff. 24.400. 2 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 855 (H.B. (a) This section applies only to counties with two or more district courts. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT. 24.421. 24.133. 610 (H.B. 934 (H.B. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 80th District Court. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. (b) The terms of the 410th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. 405TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). The transferring court need not hold a formal proceeding to transfer a cause. Sec. 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. (a) The 214th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 150th District Court. September 1, 2005. (b) The jurisdiction of the court of Judicial District 1-A is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. (b) The 291st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 148, Sec. 4(a), eff. Sec. May 25, 1989. (a) The 91st Judicial District is composed of Eastland County. Sept. 1, 2001. 1.02(a), eff. (a) The 381st Judicial District is composed of Starr County. (f) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. This section does not entitle the retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court to participate in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. (d) A district judge may hold as many sessions of court in a county as he considers proper and expedient for the dispatch of business and may adopt rules for that purpose as authorized by the statutes of this state and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. 24.435. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 164th District Court. 289TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. (g) Subsection (h) applies to the 11th, 55th, 61st, 80th, 113th, 125th, 127th, 129th, 133rd, 151st, 152nd, 157th, 164th, 165th, 189th, 190th, 215th, 234th, 269th, 270th, 280th, 281st, 295th, 333rd, and 334th judicial districts. (b-1) The 19th 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. The court shall give preference to civil cases. 2. 24.540. 24.157. 3. September 1, 2017. 363, Sec. (c) The judge may take a vacation and not attend court for four weeks in each year. 1, eff. 24.425. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1337, Sec. (3) in Houston County on the first Mondays in March, August, and October. 1, eff. 3 is composed of Tarrant County. (b) The jurisdiction of the 424th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 33rd District Court. Sec. 393RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Sec. June 19, 2009. 1147, Sec. (c) If a district judge in the county is sick or otherwise absent, another district judge in the county may hold court for the judge. 315TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2001. 480, Sec. 541, Sec. (d) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. Sec. Sec. (d) The judge of the criminal district court or of a county court at law 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. Sec. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. 245TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 324th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 9(b), eff. 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). (b) The 228th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 2.18(a), eff. 415TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). 24.154. Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. 1352 (S.B. Sec. The 330th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The limit to the amount that a person can sue for in small claims cases is $20,000. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The 283rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 2454), Sec. The 308th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 3774), Sec. 132ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BORDEN AND SCURRY COUNTIES). 24.017. (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sec. (b) The 418th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 24.261. Sec. (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The 38th Judicial District is composed of Real and Uvalde counties. The 466th Judicial District is composed of Comal County. (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. 480, Sec. January 1, 2007. (b) The terms of the 64th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July and are designated the January and July terms. (a) The 254th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.233. 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. September 1, 2010. 4. (a) The 55th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 206TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 24.466. Sec. 1, eff. (b) The 437th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 24.153. 1139), Sec. For purposes of Article XV, Section 6, of the Texas Constitution, "incompetency" means: (2) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or. (a) The 178th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1337, Sec. (a) The 380th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. Sec. (b) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 1, eff. 457, Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 95th District Court. 1, eff. Suite 10030. (c) The jurisdiction of the 202nd District Court in Bowie County is concurrent and coextensive with the 5th and 102nd district courts. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.150. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2.11(a), eff. The 481st Judicial District is composed of Denton County. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Matagorda County shall be addressed to the district court of Matagorda County. 797, Sec. Sec. 24.168. Phone: : 940-349-2120. (c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2015. 1329), Sec. 40), Sec. 1, eff. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties. (b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 56th District Court. 480, 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. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). 1.36, eff. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. The 320th Judicial District is composed of Potter County. JURISDICTION OF FAILURE TO PAY OVER CERTAIN MONEY. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The terms of the 52nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 355TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HOOD COUNTY). 24.613. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (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. (a) The 66th Judicial District is composed of Hill County. 338TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.210. Aug. 30, 1993. QUARTERS FOR COURTS. 3.13(16), eff. (a) The 35th Judicial District is composed of Brown and Mills counties. (a) The 478th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 234TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 342, Sec. 24.235. (d) Subject to the other rules and conditions in this section, a judicial district in a reapportionment under this subchapter may: (1) be enlarged in territory by including an additional county or counties in the district, but a county having a population as large or larger than the population of the judicial district being reapportioned may not be added to the judicial district; (2) be decreased in territory by removing a county or counties from the district; (3) have both a county or counties added to the district and a county or counties removed from it; or. Sec. The 305th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The 193rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.60098. 4833), Sec. 297TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. 148, Sec. Jan. 1, 2000. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (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. 24.358. EPA, filed Jan. 18 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas. 845 (S.B. 2.06(a), eff. 1, eff. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 2(1), eff. 24.206. 24.441. 480, Sec. 1352 (S.B. 215TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.633. (b) The 460th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). September 1, 2019. (a) The 36th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. 24.511. (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. 349), Sec. 24.381. (4) in Lavaca County on the first Mondays in January and June. Sec. Sec. Sec. 439TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ROCKWALL COUNTY). 24.393. (b) All juvenile matters and proceedings in Galveston County shall be filed originally with the district clerk on the docket of the 306th District Court. The 249th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. (b) The terms of the 106th District Court begin: (1) in Dawson County on the third Monday in February and the second Monday in September; (2) in Gaines County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Garza County on the first Monday in March and the fourth Monday in September; and. 454TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MEDINA COUNTY). (a) The 208th Judicial District is composed of Harris 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. 3 (H.B. 67, Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The judge of the 452nd District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. June 17, 2015. 24.108. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (2) in Wharton County on the first Mondays in July and January, and the terms are designated the July-December and January-June terms. 24.553. (e) The 5th and 102nd district courts may sit in Bowie County in Texarkana, in addition to Boston, to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil or criminal cases, motions, arguments, and other nonjury matters. (a) The 29th Judicial District is composed of Palo Pinto County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1189), Sec. 1 and 2 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court No. (c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 451ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENDALL COUNTY). 480, Sec. The 158th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 13(b), eff. 24.369. 24.946. Sec. (c) The 73rd District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 3, Family Code. 1139), Sec. (a) The 231st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 24.515. 643), Sec. Sept. 1, 1995. (e) The terms of the 406th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 13(a), eff. Sec. Sec. If by an amendment to this chapter a county is removed from the composition of an existing judicial district and added to another existing or new judicial district, all cases and proceedings from that county that are pending in the district court of the judicial district from which the county was removed are transferred to the district court of the judicial district to which the county is added. Sept. 1, 1999. September 15, 2008. 912 (S.B. (b) The 230th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.395. TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. 1" engraved on the seal. 24.022. 24.457. 1352 (S.B. This subsection does not limit the court's power to hear those matters in Boston. 480, Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) The 450th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 1352 (S.B. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,368,139. 348TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (b) The 408th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. May 14, 2007. (b) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 15, Sec. 1 shall give primary preference to felony drug cases and associated civil cases emanating from those felony drug cases. 24.563. Sec. (a) The 15th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. (a) The 180th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (c) 24.223. 78TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). 24.122. (b) The 17th, 48th, 67th, 96th, and 153rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Tarrant County. (a) The 253rd Judicial District is composed of Chambers and Liberty counties. 5 is composed of Dallas County. (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (c) The 344th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction over all matters of civil and criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county. 704, Sec. Sec. The receiving clerk shall promptly docket the transferred case. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.528. 24.238. Sec. 236TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). September 1, 2009. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Judicial Districts Board established by Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. June 16, 2015. 148, Sec. Sec. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 19th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 12(a), eff. 355), Sec. 301ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1, eff. 24.949. Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. (b) The 246th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 7. 164TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 580 (S.B. 24.942. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The state trial courts of general jurisdiction are the district courts, of which there were 444 as of September 1, 2008. 480, Sec. (a) The 126th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.115. September 1, 2022. Sec. (c) In Bowie County, the 5th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. September 1, 2022. The 448th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Sec. 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 and all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, 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 having the matter transferred to the court of the acting judge. September 1, 2017. October 1, 2009. 1329), Sec. May 17, 2005. 24.028. 2230), Sec. Sec. 24.560. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 118th District Court begin: (1) in Glasscock County on the first Mondays in February and September; (2) in Howard County on the fourth Mondays in January, June, August, and October; and. 8(b), eff. 288TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (d) All writs and processes issued and bonds and recognizances made in transferred cases are returnable to the court to which transferred, as if originally issued there. 149, Sec. 1575), Sec. Sec. 8(a), eff. Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 428TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). 462ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 24.522. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.60022. September 1, 2015. 1342 (S.B. Sec. 1622), Sec. 24.527. One of the factors in determining jurisdiction is the amount in controversy, and each court must adhere to the jurisdictional limits established by the Texas Legislature. does oak go with grey, dunstable leisure centre swimming timetable, ,

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