Sec. Sec. Sec. The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 108th District Court in Potter County. 3 (H.B. 24.396. (b) The terms of the 32nd District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. The Court system at the Texas state level may be divided into the following: (a) Justice Courts, (b) County Courts, (c) County Courts at Laws, (d) District Courts, and (e) Family District Courts. (a) The 438th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (2) in Zapata County on the first Mondays in February and August. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (b) The 408th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (a) The 99th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. Sec. 24.393. 1059 (H.B. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 426th District Court. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 371st District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. 10(a), eff. The 320th Judicial District is composed of Potter County. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 382ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ROCKWALL COUNTY). 24.496. 24.001. 148, Sec. 213TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 2(g), eff. (b) The 471st District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 1575), Sec. Sec. January 1, 2012. 55TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 131st District Court. (a) The 107th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (c) Section 24.194, relating to the 92nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 139th District Court. Sec. 4(a), eff. 704, Sec. September 1, 2009. Sec. (b) The 283rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 148, Sec. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. September 1, 2005. May 17, 2005. 1, eff. The 481st Judicial District is composed of Denton County. The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. 24.614. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.200. 1(c), eff. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (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. 353RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (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. 2(a), eff. Original jurisdiction in felony criminal matters. 1, eff. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.613. (a) The 61st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 355), Sec. 6, eff. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 1352 (S.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 484th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. September 1, 2007. (a) The 132nd Judicial District is composed of Borden and Scurry counties. 24.626. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the district courts in Bell County except by special order of the presiding judge. (a) The 46th Judicial District is composed of Foard, Hardeman, and Wilbarger counties. . Sec. (a) The 231st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 6. Sec. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. At the lowest level are the local trial courts of limited jurisdiction which come in two types: municipal courts which enforce municipal ordinances and justice of the peace courts which handle small claims and other small civil and criminal matters. Unless an objection is filed by a party to the suit, the 424th District Court may hear, in any county in the district convenient for the court, any nonjury case pending in any county in the district, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters in which citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. The 469th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 158TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 24.237. 3 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. 182ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 1189), Sec. (a) The 245th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. September 1, 2017. 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1951), Sec. (a) The 57th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 515 (H.B. Sec. 1189), Sec. 148, Sec. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 117th 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. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. 3774), Sec. (a) The 128th Judicial District is composed of Orange County. 83RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PECOS, TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES). 929 (H.B. 1, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 277th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Article V, Section 8 of the Texas Constitution extends a district court's potential jurisdiction to "all actions" but makes such jurisdiction relative by excluding any matters in which exclusive, appellate, or original jurisdiction is conferred by law upon some other court. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 213th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases. 24.446. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 24.599. Sec. Sec. 428TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). Sec. 2, eff. 297TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. Sec. The 201st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.475. 199th District Court. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 2230), Sec. However, 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. 24.184. (b) The terms of the 253rd District Court begin in Liberty County on the first Mondays in April and October and in Chambers County on the first Mondays in June and December. September 1, 2009. Sec. Sec. Jurisdiction; Important Information . 1575), Sec. 24.487. The 317th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. 623, Sec. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. October 1, 2022. 480, Sec. The 419th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Directions. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 399th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 117TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). (c) In Camp and Morris counties, the 76th District Court and the county court have concurrent jurisdiction over all original and appellate criminal matters over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. (a) The Second 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. Sec. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 1, eff. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Each term continues until the court has disposed of the business for that term. Sec. 1, eff. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. District Courts | Midland County, TX (b) This section applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Courts Nos. 912 (S.B. 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 1.03(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2002. DEFINITIONS. 24.948. 632, Sec. Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.245. 24.352. (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 11TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.418. 530, Sec. 480, Sec. (d) Subchapter C applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. (a) The 53rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. Sec. 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 . 1, eff. Sec. 6 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. (b) The district court to which the case is transferred under this section acquires continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Title 5, Family Code, over the child. Sec. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (d) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.362. 148, Sec. The 235th Judicial District is composed of Cooke County. 5, eff. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 346th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 2(h), eff. The increase in limit is due to the passage of Senate Bill 2342 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Woodlands . Sec. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. 24.182. The county courts shall have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the fine to be imposed shall exceed five hundred dollars. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES AND WALLER COUNTIES). (d) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 122nd District Court. 1189), Sec. 24.154. (a) The 327th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. JURISDICTION OVER COMMISSIONERS COURT. Sec. 24.474. (a) The 183rd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. - = Information not available. (b) The terms of the 51st District Court begin: (1) in Coke County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Irion County on the first Mondays in March and September; (3) in Schleicher County on the first Mondays in April and October; (4) in Sterling County on the first Mondays in May and November; and. 1.02(b), eff. The 357th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. 24.176. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 406th District Court has the: (1) criminal jurisdiction of a county court; and. 480, Sec. 241ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). 319TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). 313TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. 24.031. (b) The court shall give preference to criminal cases. (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. 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). 1, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 16, eff. 704, Sec. Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 210th District Court. Sept. 1, 2001. June 20, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1951), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. 3, eff. 750 (H.B. (e) Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. October 1, 2022. Sec. Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 91ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EASTLAND COUNTY). 24.203. January 1, 2010. Sec. 1, eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3, eff. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 24.416. 2913), Sec. Harris County Civil Courts at Law 99TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). 24.199. The district court has appellate jurisdiction and general supervisory control over the commissioners court, with the exceptions and regulations prescribed by law. 3 is composed of Dallas County. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Judicial Districts Board established by Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. 1.04(a), eff. 24.469. 280, Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. The 308th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 79), Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (c) If the office of district attorney is authorized by law in or for a judicial district, a reapportionment under this subchapter does not change the county or counties included in the district for purposes of election, functions, duties, and authority of the district attorney, his assistants, and their successors in office. 321), Sec. 1352 (S.B. Sec. Sec. (d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court.