86TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (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. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification, any of the other judges may hold court for him. Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2014. 3481), Sec. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (3) promote an informed and consistent court response to domestic violence cases to lessen the number of misdemeanors, felonies, and fatalities related to domestic violence in Harris County. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Each term continues until the court disposes of its business. 4, eff. 24.153. 280, Sec. Sec. (a) The 26th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 2, eff. (a) The 127th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.606. 24.175. 2(a), eff. Sec. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. 3, eff. 1314), Sec. (b) The 430th District Court shall give preference to family violence and criminal matters. Sec. January 1, 2021. (a) The 182nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) The terms of the 153rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 541 (S.B. 1342 (S.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The 450th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 480, Sec. (c) Each of the judges of the district courts in Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties shall sign the minutes of each term of his court in each of the counties not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign the minutes of the other courts covering the proceedings that were held before him. 252ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). January 1, 2014. The district judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter, or all or any part of another matter, and render a final judgment. September 1, 2013. 635, Sec. (c) The terms of the 50th District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and September. Sec. 64TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CASTRO, HALE, AND SWISHER COUNTIES). 233RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 1189), Sec. Recent Texas Supreme Court decisions limiting deposition times in these types of actions appear to run-afoul of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and subject parties to discovery limitations imposed by the Texas Supreme Court when hearing matters are based on state law allegations. 165TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Sec. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Wharton County shall be addressed to the district court of Wharton County. (c) All civil and criminal matters within the concurrent jurisdiction of the county and district courts must be filed with the county clerk in the county court. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court. The 270th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 4833), Sec. 24.496. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The 83rd and 63rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Terrell and Val Verde counties. Sec. 24.512. September 1, 2005. 183RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) The 424th District Court has the same terms of court as the 33rd District Court. (e) Section 24.178, relating to the 76th District Court, has provisions applicable to both that court and the 276th District Court. 4 is composed of Dallas County. 480, Sec. (b) The 351st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 3796), Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 3774), Sec. 1951), Sec. Sec. 379TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (d) A district judge may hold as many sessions of court in a county as he considers proper and expedient for the dispatch of business and may adopt rules for that purpose as authorized by the statutes of this state and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Sec. (d) The 33rd 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. 891), Sec. (c) In all suits, actions, or proceedings in the district courts in Galveston County, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be the "District Court of Galveston County.". Dallas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. 431ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON 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. (a) The 117th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). Sec. APPOINTED COUNSEL. Sept. 1, 2000. 1342 (S.B. Friday, March 3, 2023. (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. Sec. September 1, 2015. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the district courts in Bell County except by special order of the presiding judge. 24.490. January 1, 2015. 176TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The 202nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 4037), Sec. (512) 916-5896. (d) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. That would take the school district M&O rate from a statewide average of 91.3 cents per $100 of assessed value in tax year 2022 to under 65 cents, according to data compiled by the Texas Education . 24.354. (a) When a case is transferred from one court to another, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, and other obligations issued by the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued by that court. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 2(g), eff. 1103 (H.B. 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. Sec. 1, eff. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 192ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (5) in Presidio County on the third Monday after the first Mondays in January and July. 415TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PARKER COUNTY). 484TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (a) The 347th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. Sept. 1, 1985. 2, eff. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). 8, eff. SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION. Cases in the concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be filed in either court, and all cases of concurrent misdemeanor jurisdiction may be transferred between the 258th District Court and the county court. 1059 (H.B. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest. (b) The 288th District Court shall give preference to civil cases. 24.422. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. 24.531. The 330th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1189), Sec. 1103 (H.B. 1622), Sec. Jurisdiction Issues in TX Eviction Suits | Silberman Law Firm, PLLC 1, eff. (b) The 103rd, 107th, and 138th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. The County Court of Marion County has concurrent jurisdiction to receive guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases. January 1, 2022. (a) This section applies in judicial districts that are composed of more than one county. (a) The 319th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County. (b) The 445th District Court shall give preference to criminal law cases. Sec. 24.022. (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 178th District Court. (a) The 18th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. (a) Juries for special terms authorized by Section 24.014 shall be summoned in the manner provided by law for regular terms. 3 (H.B. October 1, 2022. (c) The 72nd, 99th, 137th, and 140th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Lubbock County. September 1, 2007. (c) The terms of the 30th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (e) The judge of each district court shall sign the minutes of each court term not later than the 30th day after the end of the term and shall also sign the minutes at the end of each volume of the minutes. 3. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. 243RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 24.498. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd 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. (b) The terms of the 4th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. If a county is located in two or more judicial districts by reapportionment under this subchapter, all the district courts in the county have concurrent civil and criminal jurisdiction within the territorial limits of the county. 148, Sec. June 17, 2015. 324TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FALLS AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES). 2454), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. 16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (a) The 389th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. January 1, 2012. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (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. 1.03(b), eff. Sec. (a) The 298th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 2150), Sec. Sec. (b) The terms of the 137th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 85, Sec. 3, eff. (b) A family district court judge is entitled to the same compensation and allowances provided by the state and county for the other district judges in his county. September 1, 2015. (b) The terms of the 69th District Court begin: (1) in Dallam County on the 16th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July; (2) in Hartley County on the 12th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July; (3) in Moore County on the 10th Monday after the second Mondays in January and July; and. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. 24.031. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. (3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January. 7.25, eff. 24.230. 704, Sec. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.466. 459TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sept. 1, 2001. Question 2 Which court in Texas has automatic jurisdiction over all death penalty cases? The obligations are legal and valid as if the obligations had been made returnable to the issuing court. The 367th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. 76TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). (c) The terms of the 62nd District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 29TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PALO PINTO COUNTY). Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.04(a), eff. (b) The 485th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. 643), Sec. 24.199. (3) in Starr County on the first Mondays in April and October. (d) The 67th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sept. 1, 1995. January 1, 2017. 480, Sec. (a) The 29th Judicial District is composed of Palo Pinto County. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). The judge's sworn account must show the number of days that he served as the special judge. Sec. 2, eff. 2150), Sec. Sec. Sec. (c) The judge of the 33rd District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. Sept. 1, 2001. 24.364. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. Sec. Sec. 332ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). 24.542. 1, eff. (a) The 90th Judicial District is composed of Stephens and Young counties. 3(a), eff. 24.274. Sec. (a) The 383rd Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.543. (c) The terms of the 122nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The 475th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. (a) The 49th Judicial District is composed of Webb and Zapata counties. 1, eff. 24.488. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. The 362nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Sec. Sec. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5. Sec. May 17, 2005. Sec. 122ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. 3.13(13), eff. The receiving court need not receive the transcript of the transferred cause to have jurisdiction over the cause. (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. 195TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The 342nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 152nd District Court. (a) A justice court has jurisdiction of suits relating to enforcement of a deed restriction of a residential subdivision that does not concern a structural change to a dwelling. (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Sec. 24.168. the court of criminal appeals the supreme court the district court the justice of the peace court. 1337, Sec. Sec. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.623. Unless the legislature enacts a statewide reapportionment of the judicial districts following each federal decennial census, the board shall convene not later than the first Monday of June of the third year following the year in which the federal decennial census is taken to make a statewide reapportionment of the districts. . September 1, 2015. Sec. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAYLOR, COTTLE, KING, AND KNOX COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1987. 2.13(a), eff. 73RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 36th Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. Jan. 1, 1996. (f) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 62nd District Court in Lamar County. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 90, Sec. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 100th District Court begin: (1) in Carson County on the first Mondays in January and August; (2) in Childress County on the first Mondays in May and December; (3) in Collingsworth County on the first Mondays in April and November; (4) in Donley County on the first Mondays in March and October; and. (b) The 484th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9, eff. 476TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1999. (a) The 287th Judicial District is composed of Bailey and Parmer counties. 441ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 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."). 1342 (S.B. All suits and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the courts in Matagorda County shall be addressed to the district court of Matagorda County. The 469th District Court shall hear family law matters. (3) in Titus County on the first Mondays in February, August, September, October, and December. May 25, 1989. September 1, 2015. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1.07(a), eff. District Courts | Midland County, TX 1951), Sec. 541, Sec. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. 24.60022. 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BANDERA AND KERR COUNTIES). (b) The 417th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters. JURISDICTION OVER COMMISSIONERS COURT. 7, eff. Any of the judges may in his own courtroom try and determine any case or proceeding pending in any of the other courts without having the case transferred or may sit in any of the other courts and hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in one of those courts. September 1, 2009. (a) The 381st Judicial District is composed of Starr County. 24.242. (2) unless objection is filed by a party to the suit, hear any nonjury case, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters where citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case is filed in the county in which the hearing is held. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.03(b), eff. (a) The 337th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 48TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). September 1, 2018. The 244th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. 2.02(b), eff. 3.13(14), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. May 14, 2007. (A) divorce, as provided by Chapter 3, Family Code; (B) dependent and delinquent children, as provided by Section 23.001, by the Family Code, and by Title 43, Revised Statutes; (C) adoption, as provided by the Family Code; and. (d) In all suits, actions, or proceedings in the district courts, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be "District Court of Harris County.". (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 179th District Court. 2.19(a), eff. 282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. (b) Reapportionment of the judicial districts shall be made on a determination of fact by the board that the reapportionment will best promote the efficiency and promptness of the administration of justice in the state by equalizing as nearly as possible the judicial burdens of the district courts of the various judicial districts. September 1, 2005. (a) The 202nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 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. 24.192. 24.173. 24.398. The 412th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. All bail bonds, recognizances, or other obligations taken for the appearance of the defendants, parties, or witnesses in any of the district courts or in any inferior court in Bell County shall be binding on all the defendants, parties, and witnesses, and their sureties, in any of the courts in which the case is pending or to which the case is transferred. The judge in whose court the case is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine any part or all of the case or other matter and render final judgment. (b) The terms of the 410th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. The judge may alternate the impaneling of grand juries in each county with the judge of any other district court in that county, or the judges may by agreement determine which one of the courts will impanel the grand juries. The terms are designated the January-June and July-December terms. 1, eff. By order entered on the minutes, for any term that the judge considers it necessary, the judge may order grand and petit juries to be drawn. 3481), Sec. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 61st District Court. 24.509. 5, eff. 24.638. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.163. The judges in Delta and Franklin counties may transfer a case by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. June 19, 2009. During a judge's vacation, the court term remains open, and the judge of any other district court may hold court during the judge's vacation. (b) The 290th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. (4) in San Saba County on the second Mondays in March and October. 24.593. 24.238. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case. APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL JUDGE. 24.440. If the clerk decides to consolidate the minutes, each judge may accept responsibility for the proceedings held before him by signing at the end of the minutes or at the end of the volume. 3378), Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Service Center . Sec. The terms of the district court of a judicial district affected by reapportionment under this subchapter shall be the terms provided by the board in the reapportionment order affecting the judicial district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 295th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 478th District Court. (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. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 129th District Court. 24.113. The judges of the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County may hear and dispose of any matter on the courts' general docket, both civil and criminal, without transferring the matter. (a) The 426th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. 1306, Sec. 24.439. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 24.104. 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. TAC - Justice Court Civil Jurisdiction Increases to $20,000 24.115. 480, Sec. (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. The 422nd Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. 222ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DEAF SMITH AND OLDHAM COUNTIES). (a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and Section 24.0125, notwithstanding any other law, each district court holds in each county in the judicial district terms that commence on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. 1, eff. (a) The 178th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. (a) The 20th Judicial District is composed of Milam County. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24. 212TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (a) The 97th Judicial District is composed of Archer, Clay, and Montague counties. 9(a), eff. (a) The 78th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. (d) The El Paso County Criminal District Court No. Sec. 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. Sec. (e) The terms of the 37th, 45th, 57th, 73rd, 131st, 150th, 166th, 224th, 225th, 285th, 288th, 407th, 408th, and 438th district courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 230, Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 438th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 2(h), eff. June 17, 2011. 300TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 216TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GILLESPIE AND KERR COUNTIES). The 364th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 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. In a county with two or more district courts, the district judges may adopt rules governing the filing and numbering of cases, the assignment of cases for trial, and the distribution of the work of the courts as in their discretion they consider necessary or desirable for the orderly dispatch of the business of the courts. 1, eff. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 3, eff. 480, Sec. 245TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.414. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). (b) The 232nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 302ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1308, Sec. 480, Sec. 3, Sec. (a) The 48th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). Additional Phone: 972-434-8851 Directory. 750 (H.B. Sec. (2) in Limestone County on the first Mondays in December, March, June, and September. Search. 1, eff. (a) A district judge may set a time for and hold a special term in any county in his district. (b) The terms of the 319th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and in October. 24.579. 2256), Sec. 71ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRISON COUNTY). 85 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 97th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. Sept. 1, 1999. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 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. The 241st Judicial District is composed of Smith County. 541 (S.B. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (a) The 16th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. The clerk shall number the cases on the Clerk's Criminal File Docket consecutively with a separate series of numbers. (a) The Second 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. 1146, Sec. 1337, Sec. 175TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 8, eff. May 17, 2005. 3.13(16), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. 4, eff. Sec. 148, Sec. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. 24.384. (c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. Sec. Sept. 1, 1997. 1337, Sec. (f) The criminal district courts nos. 228TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (d) Section 24.151, relating to the 49th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 111th District Court in Webb County. The 453rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 480, Sec. 201 Caroline Houston, Texas 77002 Venue and Jurisdiction A county civil court at law in Harris County has jurisdiction over all civil matters and causes, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have the jurisdiction of a probate court.