Sept. 1, 2003. 24.509. 891), Sec. 24.636. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.176. 24.901. 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CHEROKEE COUNTY). For purposes of Article XV, Section 6, of the Texas Constitution, "incompetency" means: (2) gross carelessness in the discharge of official duties; or. 480, Sec. The 296th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. (b) The terms of the 391st District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. (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. 3 is composed of Tarrant County. The 159th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 24.115. Sec. (e) The 424th 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. 480, Sec. Sec. 1, eff. 24.172. Sec. (a) A district judge engaged in the discharge of official duties in a county other than the judge's county of residence is entitled to traveling and other necessary expenses, as provided by Chapter 660. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. (b) The 205th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. September 1, 2005. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (a) The 306th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (b) The terms of the 327th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, April, June, September, October, and December. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.189. Sec. 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 pending in one of those courts. (b) The 396th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. Sec. The 286th Judicial District is composed of Cochran and Hockley counties. 103RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 480, Sec. (b) The 203rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 72 (H.B. 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. (c) The 49th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Webb County. 1352 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1995. 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. 24.151. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. 148, Sec. 321), Sec. The 423rd Judicial District is composed of Bastrop County. 855 (H.B. (a) The 391st Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County. Sec. Sec. 1.08(a), eff. Sec. (a) The 7th Judicial District is composed of Smith County. (e) A retired judge appointed under this section has all the power and jurisdiction of the court and the regular judge for whom he is sitting and may sign orders, judgments, decrees, or other process of any kind as presiding judge when acting for the regular judge. Sec. 79), Sec. 24.106. 2.12(a), eff. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 891), Sec. 24.207. (b) The terms of the 124th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 1.08(b), eff. Sec. 284TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 13, eff. (b) The terms of the 426th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (c) The terms of the 19th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November. September 1, 2007. 1103 (H.B. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. (a) The 206th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (5) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in January and June. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (l) The Harris County district clerk shall create a form and establish procedures to transfer a domestic violence case that qualifies for preference under this section to the domestic violence district court. 7. 24.357. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2009. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 231ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The 220th Judicial District is composed of Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. 2150), Sec. 69TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAM, HARTLEY, MOORE, AND SHERMAN COUNTIES). (e) The court shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court of Jefferson County" engraved on the seal. SPECIAL TERMS. Sec. 24.571. 24.223. . (c) The terms provided by Subsection (b) begin at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term. The 323rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. September 1, 2007. 2913), Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.438. The County Court of Marion County has concurrent jurisdiction to receive guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases. 481ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Bowie and Cass counties has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. 1352 (S.B. (f) The criminal district courts nos. 480, Sec. 1.09(a), eff. The district clerk or his deputy serves as clerk of a court when it sits in Port Arthur and may transfer all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to Port Arthur while the court is in session there and transfer them from Port Arthur to Beaumont at the end of each session in Port Arthur. 1575), Sec. (b) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 457th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. Sec. (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.416. 480, Sec. (a) The 47th Judicial District is composed of Armstrong, Potter, and Randall counties. (b) The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Pecos County. 3(a), eff. Original jurisdiction in felony criminal matters. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1951), Sec. January 1, 2021. 9(l), eff. 2, eff. 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. 24.429. (d) The judge of the 77th District Court shall impanel grand juries in Limestone County at the March and September terms and in Freestone County at the May and November terms and at any other terms of the court in each county as ordered by the judge. (a) The 277th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE AND CASS COUNTIES). 24.419. (a) The 46th Judicial District is composed of Foard, Hardeman, and Wilbarger counties. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1995. Sept. 1, 1985. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 402nd District Court and the county court may be filed in either court and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 402nd District Court and the county court. Sec. The 420th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County. 361ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). 1189), Sec. The 453rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). 120TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (c) The judge of the 87th District Court shall impanel grand juries in Limestone County at the May and November terms and in Freestone County at the January and July terms and at any other terms of the court as ordered by the judge. 2150), Sec. (a) The 134th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. September 1, 2005. (b) The terms of the 136th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. September 1, 2009. 1 is composed of El Paso County. 1103 (H.B. Sec. (a) The 146th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. Sec. 24.517. 213TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 283RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). September 1, 2009. 1059 (H.B. (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. 912 (S.B. (c) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Bowie County. (a) The 139th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.360. 351ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2150), Sec. 24.470. Jan. 1, 2001. The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. (b) The 194th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The 194th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 24.556. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1342 (S.B. under the Juror FAQ for information on how to request an excuse. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Dallas Division. (a) The 45th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 3.13(13), eff. Sec. 3.02, eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 1352 (S.B. Sec. (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. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (S.B. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 117th District Court. Jan. 1, 1997. JUVENILE BOARDS. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 209th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. (a) The 370th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1182 (S.B. Sec. 483RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). 1.03(a), eff. The 200th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 454TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MEDINA COUNTY). (a) The Second 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. County Court at Law - Dallas County Sec. In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. 1, eff. (b) The 251st 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. 1103 (H.B. Sec. (a) The 18th Judicial District is composed of Johnson and Somervell counties. 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). 363, Sec. 1, eff. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. 24.007. 2, eff. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 57th District Court. (2) the books, minutes, records, and papers back to the clerk's office in the county seat at the end of each session. 24.383. 1.02(a), eff. 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 113th District Court. 3, eff. 444TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 1, eff. The judges may transfer cases from one court to the other by an order entered on the docket of the court from which the matter was transferred. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. (b) The 53rd, 98th, and 126th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 212th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. (a) The 113th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (e) The clerk of the district court of Bowie County serves as the clerk of the 202nd District Court. 1059 (H.B. 24.426. (a) The 170th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. Sec. May 17, 2005. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 929 (H.B. 912 (S.B. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. 480, Sec. . 929 (H.B. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. May 17, 2005. 24.550. Sec. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 24.109. (a) The 230th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 607 (S.B. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 356th District Court and the county court may be filed in either court, and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 356th District Court and the county court. Sec. EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CASES FOLLOWING CREATION OF ADDITIONAL COURT. Jan. 1, 2000. JURISDICTION. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 243rd District Court. 24.628. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A district judge is entitled to an amount of supplemental compensation for serving on the juvenile board of a county that is equal to the amount other judges serving on the juvenile board receive. 722. 7 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1.08(a), eff. Sec. Sec. May 17, 2005. (5) in Wheeler County on the fourth Mondays in April and November. 480, Sec. 24.60029. (d) The 276th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county courts in Camp, Marion, and Morris counties over all matters of criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the particular county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. April 14, 1987. Sec. Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. Aug. 30, 1993. 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Sec. 24.539. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Jan. 1, 1997. (b) The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and has the power to make investigations, hold hearings, compel by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records, administer oaths, and do all things necessary in its judgment to carry out its duties. Special Jurisdiction County Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Local Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Original jurisdiction in civil actions over $200,divorce, title to land, contested elections. January 1, 2007. 6, eff. 606 (S.B. 21, Sec. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. (c) The judges of the 51st, 119th, 340th, and 391st district courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches and sit for each other without formal order in each county in those districts, including counties in which the districts do not overlap. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by Section 24.004. (c) The 274th District Court has the same jurisdiction as the 22nd and the 207th district courts in Comal and Hays counties and concurrent jurisdiction with the 25th and Second 25th district courts in Guadalupe County. If the clerk decides not to consolidate the minutes, 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 at the end of each volume of the minutes. 133RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.240. 24.589. 24.386. Sept. 1, 1985. 929 (H.B. 480, Sec. 8(b), eff. Matters within the courts' concurrent jurisdiction may be filed in either court and may be transferred between the district court and county court. (a) The 150th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (d) The judges of the district courts in Travis County do not have a duty to impanel grand juries but may impanel grand juries when they consider it necessary. Sec. About Texas Courts - Texas Courts (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 127th District Court. 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 24.493. 480, Sec. (i) Subject to any jurisdictional limitations, the district court designated under Subsection (h) as the domestic violence district court shall give preference to domestic violence cases, including cases involving: (1) dating violence, as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code; and. Sec. Sec. While a . 24.530. 24.549. Sec. (a) The 382nd Judicial District is composed of Rockwall County. (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. 1.01(a), eff. The 360th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. (b) This section applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Courts Nos. 1, eff. 3.13(17), eff. (b) The 402nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Wood 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. 1575), Sec. Sept. 1, 1995. (b) The terms of the 95th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2000. 13 district courts are designated criminal district courts; some Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, eff. (f) The court may sit at the City of Port Arthur in addition to Beaumont to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and the other nonjury civil matters that are within the court's jurisdiction. 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. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of Texas David C. Godbey, Chief Judge Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court. (b) The terms of the 142nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. (a) The 427th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sept. 1, 2003. The 470th District Court shall hear family law matters. 704, Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. (c) The judge of the 138th District Court shall impanel grand juries at all times required by law. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.210. June 7, 2019. 24.366. 9, eff. 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). (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. 635, Sec. (b) In El Paso County, the 34th, 41st, 65th, 120th, and 171st district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.117. 319TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 3481), Sec. 24.639. 24.160. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 129th District Court. 606 (S.B. 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. 24.529. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 453RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 177th District Court. (a) The Criminal Judicial District of Jefferson County is composed of Jefferson County. (b) The terms of the 135th District Court in each county of the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1951), Sec. 541 (S.B. (b) The 15th and 59th judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Grayson County. 2(3), eff. 934 (H.B. 3153), Sec. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. 24.501. (c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 24.190. 5(a), eff. (b) The 208th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.380. 26, Sec. (6) occupy the judge's own courtroom or the courtroom of another district court in the county. A case must be filed in the proper Court. 7.25, eff. (2) outside the judicial district at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the county seat that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The judge may impanel grand and petit jurors as provided by law. Sec. 24.633. Sec. Sec. (b) The 417th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters. 44TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court. 623, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 848 (S.B. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. September 1, 2005. 446TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). Sec. 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. 24.214. This article will examine the original jurisdiction of justice courts over eviction cases where outstanding rent is less than $10,000, exclusive of interest.