(a) The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, and the district clerk shall serve each family district court in their county in the same manner they serve the district courts of their county. (d) The Matagorda County district clerk shall keep one set of minutes in which the clerk shall record all judgments and orders of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County. (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. 8.44(3), eff. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS. 24.906. (d) The 144th, 175th, 186th, 187th, 226th, 227th, 289th, 290th, 379th, 399th, and 437th district courts shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this subchapter, all district judges in a county are entitled to equal amounts of supplemental compensation from the county. The 412th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. Sec. 891), Sec. Sec. Indictments within each county may be returned to any district court within that county. (a) The 41st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 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. Sec. (a) The 427th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (c) In Bowie County, the 5th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. (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. 3, eff. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 750 (H.B. (c) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 156th District Court. 3, eff. 24.133. (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1991. (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. (b) The 184th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The 358th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. (a) The 148th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. 24.390. (a) The 76th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Morris, and Titus counties. 5(b), eff. (2) "Reapportionment" means the redistribution of the judicial districts of the state by designating the county or counties to be included in each judicial district and may affect any or all of the judicial districts and counties of the state under either the original reapportionment made under this subchapter or a reapportionment at a time subsequent to an original reapportionment. (2) in Upshur County on the first Mondays in January and June. 131ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 24.195. 24.453. 1337, Sec. (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT IF PARTIES PROPERLY JOIN IN ONE SUIT. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 5 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 377TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (VICTORIA COUNTY). Additional Phone: 972-434-8851 Directory. Sec. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 72 (H.B. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 4, eff. (a) The 58th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. (d) 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. 24.226. 187TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). Sec. September 1, 2010. 476TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 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. 1.36, eff. (b) The terms of the 147th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.434. 89TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). 363, Sec. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 151st District Court. 4(a), eff. Sec. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The expenses shall be paid by the state on a sworn itemized account showing the expenses. Art. 1189), Sec. (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. Sept. 1, 1985. 1(b), eff. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification, any of the other judges may hold court for him. 287TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAILEY AND PARMER COUNTIES). 1337, Sec. Sec. (a) The 1st Judicial District is composed of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine counties. (b) The 187th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. May 14, 2007. (e) The terms of the 6th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 165 (H.B. Sec. Any judicial reapportionment order adopted by the board must be approved by a record vote of the majority of the membership of both the senate and house of representatives before the order can become effective and binding. Sec. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (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. 26, Sec. 606 (S.B. (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. (b) The 228th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 24.175. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. 24.950. Sec. 26, Sec. 24.451. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.257. 1, eff. (3) inability or unfitness to promptly and properly discharge official duties because of a serious mental or physical defect that did not exist at the time of the judge's election. 1.07(a), eff. 467TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 3.13(15), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. 1, eff. (b) The 202nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 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. 934 (H.B. 1.02(c), eff. 24.557. (3) in Ochiltree County on the fourth Monday in April and the second Monday in October. (a) The 152nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 9, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 24.266. Sec. Sept. 1, 2001. 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. September 1, 2015. 3 (H.B. Sec. 1, eff. 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 271st Judicial District is composed of Jack and Wise counties. (a) The 263rd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) A district judge is entitled to receive from the state the actual and necessary postage, telegraph, and telephone expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. 4833), Sec. 24.172. 1306, Sec. Sec. 106TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA, AND LYNN COUNTIES). September 1, 2009. 24.130. If the parties agree on a special judge for the trial of a particular case, the clerk shall enter in the minutes of the court, as a part of the proceedings in the case, a record showing: (1) that the judge of the court is disqualified to try the case; (2) the name of the special judge and that the parties agreed on the selection of that judge for the trial of the case; and. 1306, Sec. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. May 17, 2005. Tex. Sec. The judges may try different cases filed in the same court at the same time, and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. 9(a), eff. 24.623. 148, Sec. 24.221. (b) The 298th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 24.182. 165 (H.B. Sec. 1, eff. 7, eff. 1, eff. Sec. (a) The 157th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 294th District Court and the county court may be filed in either court and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 294th District Court and the county court. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.376. 93RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 105th District Court begin: (1) in Kenedy County on the first Mondays in June and December; (2) in Kleberg County on the first Mondays in April and October; and. (a) The board shall meet in accordance with its own rules. (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. Sec. 24.624. Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 24.250. (a) The 283rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.642. 3, eff. 1342 (S.B. 1.03(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. September 1, 2009. The 453rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. (a) The 265th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. . The district court has appellate jurisdiction and general supervisory control over the commissioners court, with the exceptions and regulations prescribed by law. Sec. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch.