Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 71ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRISON COUNTY). (a) The 128th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. September 1, 2015. (a) The 430th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 5(e), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 40), Sec. January 1, 2012. (b) The terms of the 139th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County. 1.04(a), eff. (b) The 185th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 142ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 2230), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.429. The 244th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 1.04(a), eff. 467TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). Sec. 2913), Sec. (c) The jurisdiction of the 202nd District Court in Bowie County is concurrent and coextensive with the 5th and 102nd district courts. Sec. Sec. 632, Sec. Sec. The 12th Judicial District is composed of Grimes, Madison, and Walker counties. 24.234. 148, Sec. The criminal district courts also have concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts over misdemeanor cases. 3 (H.B. (a) The 371st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 480, Sec. District & County Courts Jury Trials Operating Plan; County Court at Law. 24.218. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1985. (b) The 388th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. June 15, 2007. (d) The judge of the 424th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 115th District Court has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court in Marion County. 24.614. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (S.B. (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. (a) The 289th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.422. Sec. 140TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (a) The 243rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Eastland County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 24.549. 75 (S.B. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. (c) The terms of the 25th District Court begin: (1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in February and September; (2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in January and June; (3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. Sec. Sec. 1342 (S.B. 24.123. 254TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 704, Sec. SECOND 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). (a) The 387th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. (a) The 85th Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. 24.352. September 1, 2005. 1059 (H.B. (a) The 54th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. Its jurisdiction is concurrent with that of other district courts in the county in which it is located. 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. (c) Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 139th District Court. 2, eff. (a) The 394th Judicial District is composed of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. (c) There is one general docket for the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County. 24.627. Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938). 313TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (4) in Lavaca County on the first Mondays in April and November. (b) The terms of the 102nd District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a district court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear before the court to which the case is transferred as if the bond, recognizance, or summons was taken in or for that court. Sec. (b) The 183rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the district clerk, the bailiffs, and the other officers serving the other district courts of the county shall serve in their respective capacities for the courts listed in this chapter. Sec. 24.623. The 482nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 3774), Sec. 1, eff. (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. (4) in Throckmorton County on the 12th and 23rd Mondays after the first Monday in January and the 12th Monday after the first Monday in September. Sec. Sec. January 1, 2007. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). Sec. The 475th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. (b) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 343rd District Court. 507, Sec. (a) The 287th Judicial District is composed of Bailey and Parmer counties. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location: (1) in the judicial district of the affected court; or. 227TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). May 14, 2007. 929 (H.B. Sec. 24.207. (a) The 126th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 2(b), eff. 411TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND TRINITY COUNTIES). 541 (S.B. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 733 (H.B. 389TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). October 1, 2020. (c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge. Sec. (g) The district clerk may consolidate the minutes of the district courts. 301ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. Sec. 891), Sec. 4, eff. 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). 24.112. 16. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by Section 24.004. 42ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALLAHAN, COLEMAN, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES). (b) The terms of the 43rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 181st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 1, eff. 24.021. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. Sept. 1, 1996. Sec. 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 11, eff. (b) The 427th Judicial District shall give preference to criminal matters. 704, Sec. The 216th Judicial District is composed of Gillespie and Kerr counties. 24.913. 24.545. Sec. January 1, 2023. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. 1342 (S.B. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. September 1, 2015. (a) The 162nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The 453rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 24.587. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Stephens County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 1, eff. (4) in Washington County on the first Tuesdays in March and September. The judge of the 33rd District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the 33rd Judicial District and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the court as the judge determines is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Comal County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. (b) The terms of the 124th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Any of the judges may hear and determine any part or question of any case or proceeding pending in any of the courts, and any other of the judges may complete the hearing and render judgment in the proceeding. Zepeda, 753 F.2d at 727 ("A federal court may issue an injunction if it has 20 personal jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter jurisdiction over the claim; it may not 21 attempt to determine the rights of persons not before the court."). Sec. (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the 79th District Court begin: (1) in Brooks County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in February and September; and. September 1, 2015. 2.02(a), eff. (b) The terms of the 59th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The Bowie County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts in Texarkana and perform all duties required by law or by the court. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. (b) The terms of the 95th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 120TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). September 1, 2010. (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. 580 (S.B. September 1, 2019. 24.149. 24.507. (c) The terms of the 35th District Court begin: (1) in Brown County on the first Mondays in February, June, and November; and. Sec. Sec. (b) A family district court has primary responsibility for cases involving family law matters. 2150), Sec. 24.238. 1189), Sec. (b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. January 1, 2010. 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). TERMS. 148, Sec. (b) The 461st District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 69TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAM, HARTLEY, MOORE, AND SHERMAN COUNTIES). 2230), Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 79), Sec. 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. 435TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.530. (b) The 297th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) 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, or if an amendment to this chapter changes the time or place at which the terms of court are held, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, and other obligations issued from and made returnable to that court before the effective date of the transfer or other change are returnable as provided by this subsection. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (d) The 48th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 110TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRISCOE, DICKENS, FLOYD, AND MOTLEY COUNTIES). Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. 24.486. The judge of the 452nd District Court 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. 231ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 212th District Court. 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 68th District Court. 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 41st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 24.174. (a) The El Paso County Criminal Judicial District No.