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90TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STEPHENS AND YOUNG COUNTIES). Sec. (c) The commissioners court shall provide suitable quarters in the county courthouse for the court and the officers of the court. 266TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ERATH COUNTY). (a) The 327th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.603. 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 205, Sec. 385TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 148, Sec. 349), Sec. (a) The 342nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 1342 (S.B. 530, Sec. Sept. 1, 1995. 305TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. The district judge of any district listed in this subchapter is a member of the juvenile board in each county within his district in which a juvenile board exists. September 1, 2018. (b) The terms of the 111th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 2, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 229th District Court begin: (1) in Duval County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Jim Hogg County on the first Mondays in June and December; and. Sec. (d) A new civil case may not be brought to a special term of the court. (b) The 418th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (c) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 119th District Court. 122ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. 24.136. (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. 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. 891), Sec. 336TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FANNIN COUNTY). 1182 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 41st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, September, and November. (a) The 115th Judicial District is composed of Marion and Upshur counties. 159TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Sec. 24.269. 24.210. Sec. (a) The 88th Judicial District is composed of Hardin and Tyler counties. 24.382. (b) The 255th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. (a) The 202nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie County. Sec. (b) The 291st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. September 1, 2019. 24.553. (b) The jurisdiction of the 424th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 33rd District Court. 78TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). (a) The 169th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 196, Sec. 1622), Sec. Sec. 24.272. 1575), Sec. 24.025. Aug. 30, 1993. 24.270. 24.590. 3481), Sec. (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (a) The 393rd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 429TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 450th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 389TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (3) in Starr County on the first Mondays in April and October. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. 1, eff. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court in Port Arthur and perform all required duties. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 165th District Court. (b) The 224th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. 1, eff. 480, Sec. Sec. APPOINTED COUNSEL. Sept. 1, 1985. (e) The 424th 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. September 1, 2013. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. Sec. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 3 (H.B. 267TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALHOUN, DEWITT, GOLIAD, JACKSON, REFUGIO, AND VICTORIA COUNTIES). January 1, 2021. (a) The 180th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The 436th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). September 1, 2005. The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 1, eff. 1, eff. . (a) The 135th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. Sec. (a) The 21st Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. 2, eff. 3, eff. 1189), Sec. (c) Section 24.185, relating to the 83rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 112th District Court. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (b) The 388th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 24.952. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sept. 1, 2003. 24.509. 632, Sec. 1342 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1985. 34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 102nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Red River counties. (b) The 371st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. (a) The 105th Judicial District is composed of Kenedy, Kleberg, and Nueces counties. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 294TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (VAN ZANDT COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. 1352 (S.B. 121, Sec. Sec. (b) The 182nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The clerk of the transferring court shall certify the style and number of the case to the clerk of the receiving court and include the papers of the case with the certification. (c) Notwithstanding any other law and only to the extent that the duties of those individuals relate to civil commitment proceedings under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, or to criminal cases involving offenses under Section 841.085, Health and Safety Code, and Article 62.203, Code of Criminal Procedure, the state shall pay the salaries of and other expenses related to the court reporter appointed for the 435th District Court under Section 52.041 and the court coordinator appointed for the court under Section 74.101. OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY, AND MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION Case 6:22-cv-00162-JDK Document 31 Filed 06/01/22 Page 1 of 39 PageID #: 6565 . (c) Section 24.901, relating to the Criminal District Court of Dallas County, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 104TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TAYLOR COUNTY). 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails. The 335th Judicial District is composed of Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, and Washington counties. 1, eff. 1337, Sec. 24.571. 24.160. 24.301. Sept. 1, 2003. September 1, 2009. The 400th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. When a case is transferred, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or other obligations issued from the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued by that court. (b) The 203rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (i) The judge of each district court may take a vacation at any time during the year. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. . PROCESSES, WRITS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS REMAIN VALID. 1, eff. (b) The terms of the 32nd District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. Sec. 450TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) The 337th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 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. Sept. 1, 1991. The 305th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.022. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (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. (4) in San Saba County on the second Mondays in March and October. 24.626. The district court has concurrent with the county court the criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 1, eff. 148, Sec. 24.110. 2.02(a), eff. The 420th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. 24.450. Sept. 1, 1985. The 397th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. 24.468. 1189), Sec. The 38th Judicial District is composed of Real and Uvalde counties. Each term begins on a day fixed by law and continues until the day fixed by law for the beginning of the next succeeding term. Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county. 4 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 131ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. The 193rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (a) The 1st Judicial District is composed of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine counties. 1(c), eff. 2, eff. 24.385. 934 (H.B. 4, eff. Sec. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the terms of each district, family district, and criminal district court are continuous. Sec. 355), Sec. (3) in Taylor County on the first Monday in January, on the 15th Monday after the first Monday in January, and on the first Monday in September. 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ( LAMAR AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1997. (b) The terms of the 97th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 2.19(a), eff. 107TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (f) Each sheriff of the counties in the district shall perform the duties prescribed by law in connection with the cases from that sheriff's county. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest. Sept. 1, 1985. 2, eff. 24.229. 209TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The order of transfer and all other orders made in the case shall be copied and certified by the clerk and the certified copies of the orders shall be filed with the papers of the transferred case. (b) The terms of the 319th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and in October. 18, eff. (b) The 254th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 63RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KINNEY, TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). Sec. 79), Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 414th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 1148, Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.358. Jan. 15, 2004. 2, eff. January 1, 2012. Sept. 1, 1991. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in any district court in El Paso County except the 34th District Court unless the judge of another district court in the county calls for a grand jury by special order. 369TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, CHEROKEE, AND LEON COUNTIES). 74TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). The 191st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. SPECIAL DISTRICT COURTS. 353RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 3rd District Court begin: (1) in Anderson County on the first Mondays in April, July, and December; (2) in Henderson County on the first Mondays in February, June, and September; and. (e) The legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board may not redistrict the judicial districts to provide for any judicial district smaller in size than an entire county except as provided by this subsection. Sec. The 326th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. June 19, 2009. 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. 342, Sec. 1, eff. Sec. September 1, 2005. The district court has appellate jurisdiction and general supervisory control over the commissioners court, with the exceptions and regulations prescribed by law. 333RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.552. 16.01(19), eff. (3) "Reapportionment order" means an order adopted by the board that reapportions the judicial districts of the state. 323RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The judge must also give the comptroller evidence that the judge was duly commissioned. (d) A district judge who is assigned to preside in a court of another judicial district or is presiding in exchange or at the request of the regular judge of the court may, in the manner provided by this section for the regular judge, hear, determine, and enter the orders, judgments, and decrees in a case that is pending for trial or has been tried before the visiting judge. (d) 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. 606 (S.B. 24.6006. (a) The 13th Judicial District is composed of Navarro County. Sec. 179TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) The terms of the 2nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1997. September 1, 2022. 24.138. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. CASES TRANSFERRED. 24.527. 580 (S.B. (a-1) The term of the 47th District Court in Armstrong County begins on the first Monday in January. 580 (S.B. 398TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (j) The Bexar County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend each court as required by law or by the judge. 92ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 161ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. The amount to be paid for the services shall be paid in the same manner as the regular judge is paid on certification by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region that the retired judge has rendered the services and is entitled to receive the salary. (c) The terms of the 19th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. The judge of each affected district court shall sign the proper orders in connection with the transfer. (b) The 246th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 480, Sec. 139TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 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. . 480, Sec. (b) The terms of the 143rd District Court begin: (1) in Loving County on the first Mondays in April and August and the third Monday in December; (2) in Reeves County on the first Monday in January and the third Mondays in May, August, and October; and. 11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2174), Sec. 24.027. The 364th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. Sec. 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JASPER, NEWTON, SABINE, AND SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTIES). OTHER JURISDICTION. 378TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.424. (b) The 363rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 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 . Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. The 211th Judicial District is composed of Denton 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. 24.458. 657 (H.B. (a) The 160th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (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. (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. 12, eff. 480, Sec. 24.021. The Jefferson County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts in Port Arthur and perform all duties required by law or court order. 55TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.139. 480, Sec. (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. 112TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CROCKETT, PECOS, REAGAN, SUTTON, AND UPTON COUNTIES). The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1337, Sec. 24.439. (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 32nd Judicial District is composed of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties. Sec. 24.433. 24.380. (d) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. (b) The 445th District Court shall give preference to criminal law cases. 165 (H.B. (a) The 136th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Sec. September 1, 2009. The criminal district courts do not have appellate misdemeanor jurisdiction. 1189), Sec. (b) The 417th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters. 1, eff. 24.212. 1189), Sec. 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COOKE COUNTY). 24.632. 1059 (H.B. The 264th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 20, eff. (e) A district court in Chambers County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the commissioners court as an auxiliary county seat may hear, in all case types, the motions, arguments, nonjury trials and jury trials, and any other matters before the court within the court's jurisdiction. Sec. 188TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GREGG COUNTY). PROCEDURE AT SPECIAL TERM. Question 2 Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all death penalty cases? 401ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 24.207. 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. 115TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MARION AND UPSHUR COUNTIES). (a) The 197th Judicial District is composed of Cameron and Willacy counties. 66TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HILL COUNTY). (4) be removed to another location in the state so that the district contains an entirely different county or counties. 1, eff. 317TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). Sec. September 1, 2005. 580 (S.B. 1352 (S.B. 24.130. 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). (a) The 275th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1337, Sec. 643), Sec. Sec. 1.03(a), eff. 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NAVARRO COUNTY). In each of the counties, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 276th District Court and the county court. Sept. 1, 1985. (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. September 1, 2007. 1189), Sec. (f) The district clerk shall docket successively on the dockets of the courts that do not give preference to criminal cases all civil cases and proceedings so that the civil cases and proceedings are docketed in rotation and equally distributed among the courts. (b) The terms of the 102nd District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. 1951), Sec. 24.016. June 19, 2009. (c) The terms provided by Subsection (b) begin at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term. 1, eff. 14, eff. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1985. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. The bailiffs serve at the will of the judges and may be removed by a majority vote of the judges. (a) The 265th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The transferring court need not hold a formal proceeding to transfer a cause. 24.475. Sec. (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. 24.129. Sec. 505TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 3774), Sec. 2454), Sec. 24.568. 1342 (S.B. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (a) The 382nd Judicial District is composed of Rockwall County. 114TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Sec. September 1, 2005. JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT IF PARTIES PROPERLY JOIN IN ONE SUIT. 1059 (H.B. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 45th District Court. Sec. 632, Sec. 1189), Sec. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 156th District Court. 8(a), eff. 24.011. (c) The Tarrant County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. 8(b), eff. Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. Sec. 1, eff. 1189), Sec. (a) The 122nd Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (a) The 165th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.124. Sec. (c) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. 72 (H.B. 1139), Sec. (d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.109. (a) The 152nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. 1314), Sec. Sec. (a) The 128th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. September 1, 2007. Sec. 3 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. January 1, 2022. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. September 1, 2015. Sec. (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. Sec. 24.445. 480, Sec. Sec. (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.620. (b) The terms of the 67th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. 306TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.535. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch.

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