Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) The terms of the 35th District Court begin: (1) in Brown County on the first Mondays in February, June, and November; and. 1139), Sec. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Eastland County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. September 1, 2015. Sec. 203RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). EXPENSES OF DISTRICT JUDGE. (a) The 98th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. The 331st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. JURISDICTION. 466TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). (a) This section applies only to counties with two or more district courts. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 24.119. 8, eff. (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (d) The 67th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 148, Sec. 195TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (c) In any county in the district in which there are two or more district courts, the judges of those courts may, in their discretion, either in termtime or in vacation, on motion of any party, on agreement of the parties, or on their own motion, transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on their dockets to the docket of one of the other district courts. 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 1342 (S.B. (a) The 140th Judicial District is composed of Lubbock County. 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. 309TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 99th District Court. 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAY, HEMPHILL, LIPSCOMB, ROBERTS, AND WHEELER COUNTIES). September 1, 2013. 24.584. 24.116. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 150th District Court. 238TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). Sec. Sec. (b) The 263rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 444TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The 304th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (f) This section does not limit the powers of a district judge when acting for another judge by exchange of benches or otherwise. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DIMMIT, MAVERICK, AND ZAVALA COUNTIES). (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) A family district court judge's qualifications and term of office are the same as those prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state for district judges. Sec. (a) The 111th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. 24.256. Sec. 24.166. 389TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). 891), Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 1352 (S.B. Unless an objection is filed by a party to the suit, the 33rd 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. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The judge hearing a transferred case shall indicate on the docket sheet and orders that he is sitting for that district. (a) The 195th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (b) The terms of the 39th District Court begin: (1) in Haskell County on the first Monday in January, the 15th Monday after the first Monday in January, and the third Monday after the first Monday in September; (2) in Kent County on the ninth Monday after the first Monday in January and the first Monday in September; (3) in Stonewall County on the 6th and 20th Mondays after the first Monday in January and the ninth Monday after the first Monday in September; and. Jan. 1, 1996. 24.367. Sec. 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. (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. Sec. (b) The terms of the 109th District Court begin: (1) in Andrews County on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in July; (2) in Crane County on the first Mondays in February and August; and. Sec. (b) The 386th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1. Sec. September 1, 2015. Sec. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. Sec. 2, Sec. 24.258. (c) Section 24.130, relating to the 28th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 117th District Court. Sec. (a) The 224th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. September 1, 2005. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. The 350th Judicial District is composed of Taylor County. (d) In all suits, actions, and proceedings, it is sufficient for the address or designation to be "District Court of Jefferson County.". 1342 (S.B. 445TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). 24.200. 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (RUSK COUNTY). September 1, 2005. Sept. 1, 2001. SALARY OF SPECIAL JUDGE. (b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (a) The 52nd Judicial District is composed of Coryell County. 1.04(a), eff. January 1, 2017. 24.178. Sec. May 14, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 55th District Court. (b) The 205th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 4(a), eff. The official interpreter shall take both the constitutional oath of office and an oath that he will faithfully interpret all testimony in the district court as official interpreter. (a) The 327th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 572 (S.B. (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1342 (S.B. It is the policy of the state that the administration of justice shall be prompt and efficient and that, for this purpose, the judicial districts of the state shall be reapportioned as provided by this subchapter so that the district courts of various judicial districts have judicial burdens that are as nearly equal as possible. Sec. 1189), Sec. (j) The Bexar County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend each court as required by law or by the judge. APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL JUDGE. 2913), Sec. The 359th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. 443RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). 3, eff. 1337, Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sec. 24.639. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. September 1, 2007. 24.563. 318TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). (b) The terms of the 142nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year. 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. September 1, 2018. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. The judges by agreement between themselves shall take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least one judge in his judicial district. (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. (d) In Camp, Morris, and Titus counties, the 76th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 276th District Court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (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. 159TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). 1, eff. The clerk shall number the cases on the Clerk's Criminal File Docket consecutively with a separate series of numbers. 1, eff. 24.608. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). 541, Sec. (a) The 88th Judicial District is composed of Hardin and Tyler counties. (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. Sec. (a) The 184th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (2) motions against attorneys for money collected by them and not paid over. (a) The 82nd Judicial District is composed of Falls and Robertson counties. 18, eff. 1, eff. 24.115. Sec. 388TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD. (b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. (a) The 34th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. (a) The 108th Judicial District is composed of Potter County. 1.03(a), eff. (a) The Second 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties. Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.609. The 317th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. (b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (b) The judge of the 198th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (e) A district judge may hear a nonjury matter relating to a civil or criminal case at a correctional facility in the county in which the case is filed or prosecuted if a party to the case or the criminal defendant is confined in the correctional facility. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Comal County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. (d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 414th District Court. 24.273. January 1, 2019. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Stephens County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court. Sept. 1, 2005. (f) The judges of the 77th and 87th judicial districts may, in their discretion, either in termtime or in vacation, on motion of any party, on agreement of the parties, or on their own motion to facilitate the administration of justice or to equalize the case load, transfer any civil or criminal cause on their dockets to the docket of the other court. 12, eff. (a) The 154th Judicial District is composed of Lamb County. 461ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 24.241. The 431st Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Sec. 37TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 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. (a) The 84th Judicial District is composed of Hansford, Hutchinson, and Ochiltree counties. 1352 (S.B. 24.589. (2) in Tyler County on the first Mondays in June and December. June 15, 2007. 1189), Sec. Sec. 12, eff. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 418th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. May 17, 2005. The 323rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. The 362nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 44th District Court. Sept. 1, 1987. 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COOKE COUNTY). 458TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). 401ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 397TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRAYSON COUNTY). 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 3774), Sec. 24.439. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 298TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. (g) The Dallas County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts when required by law or by the judge. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 1, eff. 6(a), eff. This section does not entitle the retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court to participate in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. 70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). Sec. (a) The 121st Judicial District is composed of Terry and Yoakum counties. On the creation of a new judicial district, the initial vacancy in the office of district judge is filled in accordance with Section 28, Article V, Texas Constitution. (c) If the commissioners court authorizes a district court to sit in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat, the commissioners court shall provide suitable facilities for the court in that municipality. Sec. 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. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 24.550. 3774), Sec. 3. 1, eff. 480, Sec. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 329th district courts in Wharton County shall sign the minutes of each term of those courts not later than the 30th day after the end of each term, shall sign the minutes at the end of each column of the minutes, and shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. (a) The 209th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.386. 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). September 1, 2009. The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (c) Each of the district courts has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County. 541 (S.B. (a) The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties. (a) The 186th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 2. 21, Sec. (a) If the regular judge of a family district court is absent or is for any cause disabled or disqualified from presiding, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court may be appointed by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the appointed judge resides to sit for the absent, disabled, or disqualified judge of a family district court within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region. 185TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (e) The 58th, 60th, and 136th district courts may sit at the City of Port Arthur, in addition to Beaumont, to try, hear, and determine nonjury cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and the other nonjury matters that are within the jurisdiction of the courts. U.S. District Clerk. 152ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) in Cass County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. 79), Sec. 797, Sec. (b) The terms of the 7th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. (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. 2913), Sec. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. The 360th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. 242ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CASTRO, HALE, AND SWISHER COUNTIES). The 264th Judicial District is composed of Bell County. September 1, 2005. appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of the State, and its . Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. The 442nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County. (a) The 255th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. Sec. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 24.643. 1, eff. 117TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). June 16, 2015. 258TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND TRINITY COUNTIES). 24.127. Sec. Sec. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. Sec. October 1, 2019. 3, eff. (a) The 356th Judicial District is composed of Hardin County. 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). May 17, 2005. (a) The 460th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. 24.611. Sec. 24.456. Sec. Oct. 1, 1999. (a) The 372nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (c) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 148th 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. January 1, 2022. September 1, 2013. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1, eff. (a) The 394th Judicial District is composed of Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. 2.01(a), eff. (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. (a) The 381st Judicial District is composed of Starr County. 18, eff. 24.581. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, eff. Sec. Each judge sitting in a court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings held before him. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). September 1, 2009. (b) The terms of the 2nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. 24.946. Sec. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. (a) The 285th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN DISTRICT COURTS IN HIDALGO COUNTY. January 1, 2022. 24.468. 353RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 67th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 24.495. Aug. 28, 1989. (b) The terms of the 95th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 8(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 182nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.644. September 1, 2015. June 15, 2001. (2) the books, minutes, records, and papers back to the clerk's office in the county seat at the end of each session. 1342 (S.B. 24.226. May 17, 2005. (a) The 178th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. June 20, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 94TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY). 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). Sept. 1, 1999. (b) The 85th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the statutory county courts of Brazos County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts. Court for the Del Rio Division shall be held at Del Rio. (a) The 258th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. (a) The 152nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. The court shall give preference to criminal cases. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 280TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1, eff. Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county. (f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 24.564. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 3481), Sec. 2.06(a), eff. Each of the judges of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County shall sign the minutes of each term of those courts not later than the 30th day after the end of each term, shall sign the minutes at the end of each column of the minutes, and shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. 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. 24.507. (a) The 32nd Judicial District is composed of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court. Aug. 30, 1993. Sec. The County Court of Marion County has concurrent jurisdiction to receive guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases. 1575), Sec. Sec. 24.592. (c) The following procedures in any civil or criminal case are the same and have the same force and effect when done at a special term as though done at a regular term: (1) the issuance of process, whether to a regular term or a special term; (3) the issuance of an order, judgment, or decree; and. 106TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DAWSON, GAINES, GARZA, AND LYNN COUNTIES). (b) A family district court has primary responsibility for cases involving family law matters. 1.36, eff. 3, eff. (b) In El Paso County, the 34th, 41st, 65th, 120th, and 171st district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1012, Sec. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 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. 3. 470TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 279th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County. Sec. (c) The terms of the 53rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, and October. On return of the process the judge of either court may preside over the hearing or trial. The 293rd Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. 290TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (c) In Bowie County, the 5th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. 24.271. 24.430. 24.376. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 74th District Court. (b) The 450th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters. (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. The 412th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. Sec. (b) The terms of the 426th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (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. 280, Sec. September 1, 2007. 244TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). (d) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. The 199th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 2454), Sec. 1337, Sec. The amount of compensation may not exceed the amount paid to a witness subpoenaed by a district court in a civil proceeding. (B) a protective order has been issued under Title 4, Family Code, involving both parties. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1, eff. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. (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. 929 (H.B. 24.488. 15, eff. September 15, 2008. 24.025. 891), Sec. Sept. 1, 2000. Sec. 1575), Sec. 316), Sec. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. (b) The jurisdiction of the 273rd District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby counties. (2) a special judge agreed on by the parties as provided by Section 24.004. 1, eff. 50TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BAYLOR, COTTLE, KING, AND KNOX COUNTIES). (c) The terms of the 1st District Court begin: (1) in Jasper County on the first Monday in January and the 22nd Monday after the first Monday in January; (2) in Newton County on the 5th and 34th Mondays after the first Monday in January; (3) in San Augustine County on the 11th and 40th Mondays after the first Monday in January; and. 2256), Sec. The 482nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Sec. 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. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BASTROP, BURLESON, LEE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES). Court Locations. Sec. 24.944. 2, eff. 2.04(a), eff. 1, eff. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Judicial Districts Board established by Article V, Section 7a, of the Texas Constitution. 21, Sec. The 281st Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 332nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (d) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the district courts in Bell County except by special order of the presiding judge. 24.398. (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. 24.577. 3.13(14), eff. 24.491. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 136th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.