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. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 340TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 2.17, eff. (c) The judge may sign an order or decree in any case pending for trial or on trial before him in any county in his district at a place that is convenient to the judge and forward the order or decree to the clerk for filing and entry. 24.624. 2936), Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.112. (2) subject to judicial discretion and resources, the designated domestic violence district court may also hear divorce and custody cases in which: (A) a court has made an affirmative finding of family violence involving both parties; or. (d) Subject to the other rules and conditions in this section, a judicial district in a reapportionment under this subchapter may: (1) be enlarged in territory by including an additional county or counties in the district, but a county having a population as large or larger than the population of the judicial district being reapportioned may not be added to the judicial district; (2) be decreased in territory by removing a county or counties from the district; (3) have both a county or counties added to the district and a county or counties removed from it; or. 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The 467th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Jan. 1, 2001. (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris 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. 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). The 221st Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. September 1, 2013. (a) The 343rd Judicial District is composed of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio counties. 704, Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Sept. 1, 2005. Sec. September 15, 2008. (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. 24.381. In Lamar County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 62nd Judicial District. Sec. January 1, 2007. 148, Sec. Sec. 1, eff. 24.003. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP COUNTY). 2256), Sec. 1306, Sec. (e) The 5th and 102nd district courts may sit in Bowie County in Texarkana, in addition to Boston, to try, hear, and determine nonjury civil or criminal cases, motions, arguments, and other nonjury matters. (a) The 163rd Judicial District is composed of Orange County. Sec. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 972-548-4415 (McKinney) 972-424-1460 ext. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. 8.44(3), eff. 457TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 3481), Sec. (a) The 451st Judicial District is composed of Kendall County. 954 (H.B. 24.547. The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations so that there are district court judges in the county at all times. January 1, 2017. Sec. Sec. Jan. 1, 2001. 24.429. 2174), Sec. CASES TRANSFERRED. Sec. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 162nd District Court. 1951), Sec. 507 (S.B. September 1, 2017. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 24.419. Sec. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 347th 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. 85 (S.B. 1385, Sec. Sec. 86TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). 34, Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 158TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). (d) A district judge who is assigned to preside in a court of another judicial district or is presiding in exchange or at the request of the regular judge of the court may, in the manner provided by this section for the regular judge, hear, determine, and enter the orders, judgments, and decrees in a case that is pending for trial or has been tried before the visiting judge. (a) The 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties. The 324th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1059 (H.B. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. Sec. The clerk shall number the cases on the Clerk's Criminal File Docket consecutively with a separate series of numbers. 24.582. Sept. 1, 1985. 1337, Sec. 5(e), eff. Sec. 912 (S.B. (c) The commissioners court shall provide suitable quarters in the county courthouse for the court and the officers of the court. (a) The 139th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 24.413. (c) The terms of the 28th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 852 (H.B. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. June 7, 2019. September 1, 2009. Sec. 183RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 1(a), eff. (b) The 92nd, 93rd, and 139th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. (c) The 344th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction 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. 1 and 2 shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court No. (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. (c) The 72nd, 99th, 137th, and 140th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Lubbock County. (c) The terms of the 92nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 1, eff. Sec. 1, eff. (a) The 226th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Sec. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 2003. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.534. (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. If a judge of one of the courts is disqualified, he may transfer the case or proceeding from his court to one of the other courts. Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. 24.478. (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. (a) The 110th Judicial District is composed of Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and Motley counties. (b) The 338th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 3774), Sec. The judge of the 341st District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in the county. 497, Sec. 480, Sec. 24.242. 39(1), eff. (c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 98th District Court. The appellate courts of the Texas Judicial System are: (1) the Supreme Court, the highest state appellate court for civil and juvenile cases; (2) the Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest state appellate court for criminal cases; and (3) the 14 courts of appeals, the intermediate appellate courts for civil and criminal appeals from the trial Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. 208TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2013. (4) be removed to another location in the state so that the district contains an entirely different county or counties. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES AND WALLER COUNTIES). (a) The 198th Judicial District is composed of Bandera and Kerr Counties. (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. 24.101. COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD. (b) The terms of the 121st District Court begin: (1) in Terry County on the second Mondays in May and November; and. 24.469. The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 24.310. (c) Section 24.149, relating to the 47th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 108th District Court in Potter County. (a) The 345th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 24.468. 24.643. The 474th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 1, eff. (2) the books, minutes, records, and papers back to the clerk's office in the county seat at the end of each session. January 1, 2007. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.153. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. 2(d), eff. 3153), Sec. (a) The 380th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 3, Sec. 24.613. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 182nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (b) If cases or other proceedings are transferred from a district court to another district court in accordance with this subchapter, all writs, processes, bonds, bail bonds, recognizances, complaints, informations and indictments, and any other matters returnable to the court from which the cases or proceedings were transferred are returnable to the court to which the cases or proceedings are transferred and are as valid as if they had been made returnable originally to that court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). (a) The 277th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 24.137. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a district court from conducting its proceedings at the county seat of that county, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected district court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location: (1) in the judicial district of the affected court; or. 24.581. (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. (a) The 179th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). The 189th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 288th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 65TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (d) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 120th District Court. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 24.596. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.453. Sec. 2(h), eff. (h) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the district court having jurisdiction in Upshur County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction, other than probate jurisdiction, of a county court. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. (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. 418TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). 24.907. 934 (H.B. (b) The 246th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 6, eff. 24. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. 3153), Sec. 405TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). INCOMPETENCY. 24.034. 1189), Sec. (a) The 45th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.60029. (b) The terms of the 48th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. (b) The 255th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 1342 (S.B. (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. September 1, 2015. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the district clerk, the bailiffs, and the other officers serving the other district courts of the county shall serve in their respective capacities for the courts listed in this chapter. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Dallas County. 1352 (S.B. Sec. QUARTERS FOR COURTS. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. 24.142. 24.420. (a) The 283rd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1.08(b), eff. 1, eff. 24.226. 880, Sec. Jurisdictional Limits. (b) Except as provided by this section, the judge of a district court may, in any county in his judicial district: (1) hear and determine all preliminary and interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded; (2) hear and determine uncontested or agreed cases and contests of elections pending in his district, unless a party to the suit objects; and. 1.01, eff. 26, Sec. 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 24.370. 1951), Sec. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 167th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 1306, Sec. (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. 2, eff. 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. (a-1) The 170th 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. 24.509. 21, Sec. LOCATION OF COURT. 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."). 1147, Sec. Sec. Sept. 1, 1987. 24.240. (b) Section 24.138, relating to the 36th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 343rd District Court. 165 (H.B. The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 24.637. Sec. (b) The terms of the 16th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. 8, eff. 4, eff. (a) The 306th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. 349), Sec. 24.195. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1, eff. 286, Sec. The 299th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 1, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. Sept. 1, 1985. 5, eff. 3.13(13), eff. When a cause is transferred, the clerk shall enter the cause on the docket of the court to which the transfer is made and the judge of that court shall try and dispose of the cause as if the cause had been filed in his court. 6. 2, eff. Sec. 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DUVAL, JIM HOGG, AND STARR COUNTIES). (3) in Tom Green County on the first Mondays in April and November. 1, eff. 24.273. 352ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 157th District Court. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Glasscock County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. The judges in Delta and Franklin counties may transfer a case by an order entered on the minutes of the transferring court. 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. Sec. 24.529. 10, eff. (c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.417. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 87TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON, FREESTONE, LEON, AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES). (c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. The increase in limit is due to the passage of Senate Bill 2342 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Woodlands . Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) This section applies to payment of salary to: (1) a special judge commissioned by the governor as provided by Article V, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution; and. 422ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). 134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (b) The 418th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. September 1, 2007. (a) The 228th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SABINE, SAN AUGUSTINE, AND SHELBY COUNTIES). 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). (d) Section 24.116, relating to the 15th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 59th District Court. (b) The terms of the 146th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. The 441st Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 497, Sec. 24.259. Sec. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24.60091. (b) The terms of the 117th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2.12(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. 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. 2, eff. 4(a), eff. (a) The 248th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. (e) The legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board may not redistrict the judicial districts to provide for any judicial district smaller in size than an entire county except as provided by this subsection. 1103 (H.B. 362ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The terms of those courts begin on the first Mondays in July and January. 1, eff. 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. 434TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. September 1, 2011. 541 (S.B. 24.161. (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. None of the salary paid to a retired judge sitting for the regular judge may be deducted or paid out of the salary of the regular judge. 90, Sec. Sec. 2, eff. (c) A special judge commissioned by the governor is also entitled to receive the same daily salary that a district judge receives for each day necessary for the special judge to travel to and from the court. Sec. 24.197. The 239th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. 24.615. (c) Section 24.129, relating to the 27th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 426th District Court. 2. 24.017. January 1, 2012. The 415th Judicial District is composed of Parker County. 580 (S.B. (d) Section 24.160, relating to the 58th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 136th District Court. (a) The 388th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 349), Sec. 364TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LUBBOCK COUNTY). (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. 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. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 580 (S.B. Aug. 30, 1993. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 610 (H.B. 316TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HUTCHINSON COUNTY). 7, eff. 269TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (a) The 435th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. (a) The 47th Judicial District is composed of Armstrong, Potter, and Randall counties. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 11(a), eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 482ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 75th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. (e) The clerk of the district courts in each of the counties of Limestone and Freestone shall prepare civil, criminal, divorce, and tax dockets for each district court and shall file each new case in the court in which the party filing the case directed the clerk to file it. 24.403. (b) The judge of the 341st District Court may impanel grand juries in Webb County. 93, Sec. 480, Sec. Sec. 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. Sept. 1, 2001. 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). 24.193. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 339TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 225th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Sec. (a) The 81st Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. The 429th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 1.10(a), eff. (b) The terms of the 36th District Court begin: (1) in Aransas County on the fourth Mondays in April and October; (2) in Bee County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Live Oak County on the third Mondays in April and October; (4) in McMullen County on the second Mondays in January and July; and. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. Sec. 3.13(16), eff. 24.200. (b) The terms of the 169th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (a) The 60th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. L = Limited jurisdiction court. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 2001. 6, eff. 429TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The Second 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. (a) The 154th Judicial District is composed of Lamb County. 1. 934 (H.B. (b) The terms of the 106th District Court begin: (1) in Dawson County on the third Monday in February and the second Monday in September; (2) in Gaines County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Garza County on the first Monday in March and the fourth Monday in September; and. (a) The 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. 1352 (S.B. 3378), Sec. Sec. (a) The 135th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. Sec. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 140th District Court. 24.943. 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. 2(8), eff. 2.01(a), eff. Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. 40), Sec. 2230), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.150. 6, eff. The 302nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. October 1, 2009. September 1, 2019. 1, eff. 6(a), eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1337, Sec. Sec. 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. (a) The 218th Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. Sec. 1337, Sec. (d) The daily salary is determined by dividing the annual salary of a district judge by 365. Sept. 1, 1997. (3) in Val Verde County on the first Mondays in January and June. 1189), Sec. Jan. 15, 2004. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. 1342 (S.B. September 1, 2015. 2.02(a), eff. Jan. 1, 2000. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 287th District Court begin in Bailey County on the first Mondays in February and August and in Parmer County on the first Mondays in March and September. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.384. 1, eff. (e) A district court in Chambers County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the commissioners court as an auxiliary county seat may hear, in all case types, the motions, arguments, nonjury trials and jury trials, and any other matters before the court within the court's jurisdiction. (b) The 352nd District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 2, eff. ____ of Tarrant County" engraved in the margin. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.204. 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. (c) The terms of the 272nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. 420TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). 24.146. The 365th Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. 507 (S.B. Sec. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. 480, Sec. 24.265. 95TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (f) The criminal district courts nos. Sept. 1, 1985. (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. 1342 (S.B. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (b) Unless provided otherwise by the local rules of administration, a district judge in the county may: (1) except as provided by Subsection (b-1), transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on the court's docket, other than a case governed by Chapter 155, Family Code, to the docket of another district court in the county; (2) hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in another district court in the county without having the case transferred; (3) sit for another district court in the county and hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in that court; (4) temporarily exchange benches with the judge of another district court in the county; (5) try different cases in the same court at the same time; and.