Sec. Sec. 24.402. 1, eff. (a) The 77th Judicial District is composed of Freestone and Limestone counties. 24.420. (b) The terms of the 213th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 17, eff. 324TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COOKE COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 214TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 24.60091. 66TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HILL COUNTY). (a) The 215th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. September 1, 2005. Sec. 182ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. 891), Sec. Sec. RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT. Sec. 1337, Sec. 632, Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 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. (d) The terms of the 202nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 72 (H.B. (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. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. September 1, 2013. 1147, Sec. (b) The terms of the 63rd District Court begin: (1) in Kinney County on the first Mondays in April and October; (2) in Terrell County on the first Monday in February and the third Monday in August; and. 1139), Sec. (k) The designated domestic violence district court shall: (1) provide timely and efficient access to emergency protective orders and other court remedies for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence; (2) integrate victims' services for persons the court determines are victims of domestic violence who have a case before the court; and. Sec. September 1, 2007. 344TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHAMBERS COUNTY). (a) The 408th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 1082 (H.B. January 1, 2023. 7, eff. 16, eff. Sec. September 1, 2005. 1 and 2 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court No. 1342 (S.B. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 319th 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. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 480, Sec. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. (a) The 46th Judicial District is composed of Foard, Hardeman, and Wilbarger counties. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE OR TRANSFER OF CASE ON RECUSAL. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 1, eff. (b) The 295th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) The 248th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 480, Sec. The 355th Judicial District is composed of Hood County. The 322nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 5(a), eff. 24.228. 149TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 2(7), eff. (a) The 43rd Judicial District is composed of Parker County. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 2, eff. The 397th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. Indictments within each county may be returned to any district court within that county. 24.215. Sec. 480, Sec. October 1, 2022. (d) In matters of concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the county court in Baylor, Cottle, King, or Knox County may transfer a case to the judge of the 50th District Court with the approval of the district judge. 1189), Sec. The 192nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (RUSK COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1995. 24.229. All citations, notices, restraining orders, and other process issued in Wharton County by the clerk or judges of the courts are returnable to the district court of Wharton County without reference to the court number. 39TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HASKELL, KENT, STONEWALL, AND THROCKMORTON COUNTIES). (a) The 332nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. September 1, 2019. (a) The 8th Judicial District is composed of Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, and Rains counties. (l) By a majority vote, the judges of the courts that give preference to criminal cases may jointly appoint not more than four grand jury bailiffs. 24.541. (b) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 343rd District Court. 24.180. 384TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) All civil and criminal cases in the district courts in Hidalgo County shall be assigned and docketed at random by the district clerk using an automated system. 1352 (S.B. 1, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the 9th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (b) The 214th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in July and January. (b) The 28th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 94th and 117th district courts in Nueces County. 24.027. (b) The 283rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 45th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. McKinney, TX 75071. Sec. September 1, 2009. (b) The 225th District Court shall give preference to civil cases and to cases and proceedings under Title 2 or 5, Family Code. Sec. (c) The judge of the 138th District Court shall impanel grand juries at all times required by law. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Sec. (e-1) The 386th and 436th district courts shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. (d) A district judge in the county may hear and determine any part or question of any case or proceeding pending in any of the district courts, and any other district judge may complete the hearing and render judgment in the case or proceeding. 3.13(14), eff. 24.522. A reapportionment may not be ordered in the interim immediately following a regular session of the legislature in which a valid and subsisting statewide reapportionment of judicial districts is enacted by the legislature. 3774), Sec. 24.184. (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 419th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987. 1 is composed of El Paso County. 1337, Sec. 1, eff. To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails. (4) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in May and November. (b) The terms of the 119th District Court begin: (1) in Concho County on the first Mondays in February and July; (2) in Runnels County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 125th District Court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. September 1, 2011. (c) The terms of the 297th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (b) The 372nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 63rd Judicial District is composed of Kinney, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. 9(l), eff. (a) The El Paso County Criminal Judicial District No. 79), Sec. 39(1), eff. 1.06(a), eff. The 481st Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 24.424. 24.426. 186TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (4) in Sherman County on the 14th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July. 24.268. 71ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRISON COUNTY). 161ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 24.352. (b) The terms of the 78th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 2, eff. EQUALIZATION OF DOCKETS. 24.029. (b) The terms of the 23rd District Court begin: (1) in Matagorda County on the first Mondays in June and December, and the terms are designated the June-November and December-May terms; and. The clerk's certificate must show the record of the judge's election or appointment and must show that the judge performed services in the 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. 845 (S.B. The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. January 1, 2019. (a) The 34th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 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. In a county placed in a different or additional judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk, sheriff, constables, county attorney, and district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county, and their assistants and successors in office, shall be the respective officers of all district courts of the county, including the courts of the different or additional judicial districts. Sept. 1, 1985. 1951), Sec. 24.175. 24.242. (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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 231st Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1, eff. 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 . The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. (b) The 181st 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. The 199th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 67th District Court. 7 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.06(a), eff. (c) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. 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. 1103 (H.B. 750 (H.B. 24.418. (b) The terms of the 104th District Court begin on the 11th and 24th Mondays after the first Monday in January and the ninth Monday after the first Monday in September. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). JUVENILE BOARDS. Sec. 140TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). (d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court. 24.60022. The judge of each affected district court shall sign the proper orders in connection with the transfer. Aug. 28, 1995. 24.492. Service Center . Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.271. 480, Sec. (a) The 96th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1342 (S.B. (a) The 282nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1, eff. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. 3774), Sec. (a) The 47th Judicial District is composed of Armstrong, Potter, and Randall counties. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 292nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 179TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (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. 954 (H.B. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District 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. 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. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.125. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sec. 349), Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Navarro County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. If more than one county is contained in a judicial district, the territory of the judicial district must be contiguous. 289TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). September 1, 2007. The judge of a district court, on motion of a party, on agreement of the parties, or on the judge's own motion, may transfer a cause or proceeding on the judge's docket to the docket of one of the other district courts. 255TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 230, Sec. (a) The 210th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin: (1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December; (2) in Comal County on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January; and. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. All writs and processes issued and bonds and recognizances made in transferred cases are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued in that court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.142. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.123. October 1, 2022. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 325TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. The 271st Judicial District is composed of Jack and Wise counties. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Mills County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. 3153), Sec. (2) in Tyler County on the first Mondays in June and December. Austin, Texas 78701. 2.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. (a) The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties. 1139), 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. 24.622. (c) The jurisdiction of the 202nd District Court in Bowie County is concurrent and coextensive with the 5th and 102nd district courts. 24.122. (g) The Dallas County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts when required by law or by the judge. Sec. Sec. Sec. (a) The 28th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. (c) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 119th District Court. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (d) Section 24.160, relating to the 58th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 136th District Court. The judges of the courts may transfer any case to be tried in Camp County, Morris County, or Titus County with the consent of the court to which the case is to be transferred. (b) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 96th Judicial District. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 150TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). Sec. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 28th 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. In each county, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the courts may be filed in or transferred between the 76th District Court and the county court. 404TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 227TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 478th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. These matters include: (4) child welfare, custody, support and reciprocal support, dependency, neglect, and delinquency; (c) This subchapter does not limit the jurisdiction of other district courts nor relieve them of responsibility for handling cases involving family law matters. (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. Sec. 24.019. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.487. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 1352 (S.B. (5) in Wilson County on the second Mondays in April and October. 368TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). 471ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 246th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.270. The 422nd Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 351st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 127th District Court. 17, eff. (b) The 430th District Court shall give preference to family violence and criminal matters. 120TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). The 149th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. 855 (H.B. 372ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. (d) The board may provide for the compensation of subpoenaed witnesses. September 1, 2015. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.004. January 1, 2019. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 24.237. (a) The 156th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 1, eff. 4, eff. 1182 (S.B. 230TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.156. 2230), Sec. 5(d), eff. 2.14(a), eff. Each district court may hold as many sessions of court in each county each year as the judge considers expedient. (c) The terms of the 161st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1, eff. 3, eff. 24.587. 346TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 139th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Sec. 480, Sec. May 17, 2005. (a) The 368th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. September 1, 2015. The Commissioners Court of Jefferson County may provide suitable quarters for the court in the subcourthouse while it sits in Port Arthur. Sept. 1, 2000. APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL JUDGE. 280, Sec. September 1, 2007. (b) The 294th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Van Zandt County 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. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.572. 363RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1306, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 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. 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. 24.0125. (b) The terms of the 46th District Court begin: (1) in Foard County on the 6th, 17th, and 36th Mondays after the first Monday in January; (2) in Hardeman County on the 8th, 19th, 38th, and 47th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and. September 1, 2005. 24.252. (b) The terms of the 163rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. The terms are designated the January-June and July-December terms. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ( LAMAR AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). September 1, 2019. September 1, 2005. 1352 (S.B. September 1, 2009. 333RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. The 336th Judicial District is composed of Fannin County. 501 West 5th Street, Suite 1100. Sec. 1, eff. 929 (H.B. 96TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.60026. 478TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). 2(3), eff. 1189), Sec. 435TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.022. 24.480. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (3) in Nueces County on the first Mondays in February and August. September 1, 2015. September 1, 2005. 1, eff. 430TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. The 239th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. September 1, 2015. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 186th District Court. 335TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). Sec. 1, eff. 24.377. 24.528. 24.617. Sec. 4833), Sec. 912 (S.B. 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). The county clerk serves as the clerk of the district court for those matters. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 5. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (c) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the 89th District Court unless the judge of that court calls for a grand jury by special order on the minutes of the court. (a) The 119th Judicial District is composed of Concho, Runnels, and Tom Green counties. The 326th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. 24.261. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. 115TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MARION AND UPSHUR COUNTIES). 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (b) The 432nd District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. See Page 1. Sec. Sec. (b) The 252nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 480, Sec. 24.173. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. 24.177. The 261st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Occupational License Requirements. (2) in Zapata County on the first Mondays in February and August. 480, Sec. 1, eff. 259TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JONES AND SHACKELFORD COUNTIES). 934 (H.B. Sept. 1, 1985. 11(a), eff. Sec. (f) The judge of each district court may take the same vacation as the other district court judges of Harris County at any time during the year. 2454), Sec. September 1, 2017. 349), Sec. If the counties that compose a judicial district or the time or place for holding terms of a district court are changed by law: (1) the process and writs issued from the district court and made returnable to a term of court fixed by the law at the time of the issuance are returnable to the next term of the court as fixed by the amended law and are as legal and valid as if they were made returnable to the term of the court as fixed by the amended law; (2) the grand and petit jurors selected or drawn under the prior law in any county in the judicial district are lawfully selected or drawn for the next term of the district court of the county as fixed by the amended law; and. 24.636. The receiving court shall dispose of the case as if it had been originally instituted in that court. The 321st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 3.13(13), eff. 190TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 184TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 58th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Each criminal case shall be originally filed in the court to which the indictment or information is returned. 24.105. (f) The sheriff of Bowie County or his deputy shall attend the court while it is sitting in Texarkana and shall perform the duties required by law or under the order of the court. 541, Sec. 1139), Sec. 2(9), eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) Each special judge is entitled to receive for each day served as a special judge the same daily salary that a district judge receives. 1352 (S.B. District Courts | Midland County, TX (a) The 148th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (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. The 217th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. 24.6002. EXPENSES OF DISTRICT JUDGE. 1495, Sec. 349), Sec. 24.306. 24.135. January 1, 2012. Sec. Sec. 1, eff. 24.132. 891), Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) for which the sitting judge of the district court has not at the time of the agreement announced a candidacy or become a candidate in the upcoming election for that judicial office. Sec. 24.484. (b) The 185th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 2936), Sec. 24.450. 580 (S.B. (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. The 241st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. AR 97: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of the Courts - txcourts.gov (d) A retired judge appointed to sit for a regular judge under this section shall execute the bond and take the oath of office that is required by law for the regular judge for whom he is sitting. 2(a), eff. 607 (S.B. September 1, 2005. 3199), Sec. (a) The 88th Judicial District is composed of Hardin and Tyler counties. 8, eff. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE AND CASS COUNTIES). Sec. (e) The terms of the 49th District Court and the 341st District Court begin: (1) in Webb County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; and. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Jan. 15, 2004. 497, Sec. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. U.S. 1951), Sec. 2913), Sec. (b) The terms of the 117th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 3.13(16), eff. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 3, eff. (b) The terms of the 21st District Court begin: (1) in Bastrop County on the second Tuesday in January and the 15th Tuesday after the first Tuesday in March; (2) in Burleson County on the 10th Tuesdays after the first Tuesdays in March and September; (3) in Lee County on the sixth Tuesdays after the first Tuesdays in March and September; and. September 1, 2005. Sec. (d) The Ector County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 8(a), eff. September 1, 2005. Sec. A district judge may hear and determine motions, including motions for new trial, petitions for injunction, applications for the appointment of a receiver, interventions, pleas in abatement, dilatory pleas, 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 transferring the case or proceeding. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. 6, eff. 24.910. (a) The 166th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.166. Sec. Sec. (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.