6 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties. 24.387. 1337, Sec. 231ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (f) The court terms continue until and including the Saturday immediately before the Monday on which the next term will convene. 24.195. Sec. 165 (H.B. Sec. (b) The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 181st District Court in Randall and Potter counties. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. September 1, 2015. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (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. January 1, 2007. 417TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction. 2454), Sec. September 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 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. Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. The 201st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. 292ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 934 (H.B. 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. September 1, 2005. 2150), Sec. Jan. 15, 2004. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.126. Sec. September 1, 2011. September 1, 2017. Aug. 28, 1989. (a) The 66th Judicial District is composed of Hill County. (a) The 29th Judicial District is composed of Palo Pinto County. 6, eff. 1352 (S.B. The 422nd Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. 1189), Sec. Sec. (b) The 195th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. (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. (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. (a) The 93rd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. The 280th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 24.183. 8, eff. The 395th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County. 541 (S.B. (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. ____ of Tarrant County" engraved in the margin. Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 294TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (VAN ZANDT COUNTY). (a) The 194th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sept. 1, 1996. Sec. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24.487. 24.235. 2 is composed of Tarrant County. 6 is composed of Dallas County. 2217), Sec. 3 (H.B. (c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin: (1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December; (2) in Comal County on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January; and. 24.555. 24.382. 24.420. 401ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). 264TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). (a) The 48th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Sept. 1, 1999. 148, Sec. If a district judge determines on the judge's own motion that the judge should not sit in a case pending in the judge's court because the judge is disqualified or otherwise should recuse himself or herself, the judge shall enter a recusal order, request the presiding judge of that administrative judicial region to assign another judge to sit, and take no further action in the case except for good cause stated in the order in which the action is taken. DECLARATION OF POLICY. September 1, 2007. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Sec. 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. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1337, Sec. 24.644. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 363, Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 318TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 480, Sec. 165 (H.B. 24.362. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 150th District Court. 101ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 704, Sec. 541 (S.B. Sec. September 1, 2005. The 421st Judicial District is composed of Caldwell County. (b) The 77th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 87th District Court in Freestone and Limestone counties. Sec. 18, eff. 643), Sec. 1.03(b), eff. 24.110. 24.632. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. 32ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FISHER, MITCHELL, AND NOLAN COUNTIES). 1, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 148, Sec. 24.156. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2015. 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. September 1, 2017. (b) The terms of the 93rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. September 1, 2013. 1.03(a), eff. (d) The terms of the 8th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). The district judge of any district listed in this subchapter is a member of the juvenile board in each county within his district in which a juvenile board exists. (3) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November. (b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 94th 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. (b) The terms of the 319th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and in October. 1314), Sec. 72 (H.B. SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION. (a) The prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, and the district clerk shall serve each family district court in their county in the same manner they serve the district courts of their county. 121, Sec. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). 21, Sec. June 19, 2009. 704, Sec. (a) The 98th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (b) The terms of the 146th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. September 1, 2019. 2913), Sec. 3.13(14), eff. (h) The judges of the district courts listed in Subsection (g) by agreement shall designate one of the listed district courts as the domestic violence district court for Harris County. (a) The 112th Judicial District is composed of Crockett, Pecos, Reagan, Sutton, and Upton counties. 93, Sec. (d) The judge of the 62nd District Court is not required to impanel a grand jury in that court in any county of the district unless the judge considers it necessary. The 220th Judicial District is composed of Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties. September 1, 2009. 392ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HENDERSON COUNTY). Sec. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.025. 24.237. (b) The judge of the 218th District Court may impanel grand juries in each county in the district but is not required to impanel a grand jury in any county except when the judge considers it necessary. 5, eff. Sec. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 2003. EL PASO COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. Sec. To be eligible for the appointment, the retired judge must have voluntarily retired from office and must certify his willingness to serve. June 15, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Search form. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2174), Sec. (b) The terms of the 87th District Court begin: (1) in Anderson County on the first Mondays in February and August; (2) in Freestone County on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October; (3) in Leon County on the fifth Monday after the first Mondays in May and November; and. 1059 (H.B. (c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court. 24.146. Sec. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2256), Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. 480, Sec. Sec. The increase in limit is due to the passage of Senate Bill 2342 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Woodlands . 24.614. September 1, 2013. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Sec. 1, eff. (i) The judge of each district court may take a vacation at any time during the year. 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. (a) The 255th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. It is always better to come to a solution that . (c) Section 24.118, relating to the 17th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 48th District Court. Sec. 24.415. (2) a regional review committee composed of three members who are a county judge, a county attorney, a county commissioner or a county sheriff, each appointed by the member of the house of representatives of this state who represents the counties in the judicial district. (b) The terms of the 116th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. (a) The 361st Judicial District is composed of Brazos County. 24.509. 632, Sec. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 355), Sec. Sec. Sec. (c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 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. Sept. 1, 1985. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.04(a), eff. 1.10(a), eff. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. 2.12(a), eff. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. The 358th Judicial District is composed of Ector County. The 261st Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. 1.01(b), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) The terms of the 84th District Court begin: (1) in Hansford County on the third Monday in March and the second Monday in September; (2) in Hutchinson County on the first Monday in June and the fourth Monday in November; and. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 134th District Court. 606 (S.B. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. (a) The 175th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (e) By order entered on the minutes of the court, the presiding judge of the district courts in Bell County may in his discretion, either in termtime or vacation, transfer any civil or criminal case to any of the other district courts. Sec. (a) The 354th Judicial District is composed of Hunt and Rains counties. 2913), Sec. Sec. (a) The 247th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. (a) The 24th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. Sept. 1, 1997. 3.13(13), eff. September 1, 2009. 1342 (S.B. 24.60027. (a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution. Sec. 141, Sec. Sec. The 173rd Judicial District is composed of Henderson County. Sept. 1, 1985. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 95th District Court. Sec. 437TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.599. (b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September. 1059 (H.B. Phone: : 940-349-2120. 85, Sec. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (b) The 214th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. Sec. (a) The 129th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1189), Sec. September 1, 2009. (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. 1329), Sec. (a) The 461st Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County. September 1, 2009. 934 (H.B. 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BANDERA AND KERR COUNTIES). Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.920. (a) The 163rd Judicial District is composed of Orange County. 1, eff. (b) The 197th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF DALLAS COUNTY. 1329), Sec. 2, eff. (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. September 1, 2011. (a) The 176th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Sec. (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. September 1, 2011. 360TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 448TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 116th District Court. Sec. Sept. 1, 2000. 24.194. (512) 916-5896. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL 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. 15, eff. 3774), Sec. 55TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 2 / 2 ptsQuestion 3 Municipal courts have jurisdiction over class A misdemeanors that are violations of federal law committed within the city . Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 929 , Sec. 405TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). 4, eff. The board shall inform itself on all matters bearing on its duties. 1337, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. (e-1) The 386th and 436th district courts shall give preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code. (b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 1189), Sec. 24.463. 1575), Sec. (a) The 170th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 1 is composed of Tarrant County. Sec. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 99th District Court. DUTIES. 80TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 7, eff. 2.06(a), eff. Sec. October 1, 2022. 1103 (H.B. Sec. September 1, 2009. 3481), Sec. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.253. (a) The 456th Judicial District is composed of Guadalupe County. Sec. (1) original jurisdiction of criminal cases within the jurisdiction of a district court; (2) concurrent original and appellate jurisdiction with the county courts at law of misdemeanor cases normally within the exclusive jurisdiction of the county courts at law; and. 8.44(2), eff. 1352 (S.B. 1, eff. 73RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 433RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COMAL COUNTY). 2.10(a), eff. 449TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.423. September 1, 2009. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 24.140. 24.226. (a) The 258th Judicial District is composed of Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties. (b) The 298th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Two or more judges may try different cases in the same court at the same time, and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. 7 begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Sec. 46TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FOARD, HARDEMAN, AND WILBARGER COUNTIES). 24.495. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (b) The terms of the 72nd District Court begin: (1) in Crosby County on the second Mondays in May and November; and. 1342 (S.B. 399TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 265TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). 24.260. 90TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STEPHENS AND YOUNG COUNTIES). Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 24.180. 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. 24.606. 24.424. 880, Sec. (b) The terms of the 167th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The clerk shall keep a separate file docket, known as the Clerk's Criminal File Docket, for criminal cases. 24.189. The 250th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. 263RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.602. (a) The 123rd Judicial District is composed of Panola and Shelby counties. Sec. Sept. 1, 2003. (b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Glasscock County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court. The receiving clerk shall promptly docket the transferred case. 79), Sec. 5, eff. Sec. 1575), Sec. Each criminal case shall be originally filed in the court to which the indictment or information is returned. (5) in San Patricio County on the second Mondays in April and October. (c) Section 24.174, relating to the 72nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 140th District Court. 2150), Sec. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) The terms of the 23rd District Court begin: (1) in Matagorda County on the first Mondays in June and December, and the terms are designated the June-November and December-May terms; and. (b) The 459th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. 187TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (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. (a) The 30th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County. (c) The judge of the 33rd District Court may impanel grand juries in each county. (c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 126th District Court. 1306, Sec. 891), Sec. 929 (H.B. January 1, 2016. (6) occupy the judge's own courtroom or the courtroom of another district court in the county. 24.020. 4. 21, Sec. 530, Sec. Sec. 485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties. 24.6004. Sec. 3(2), eff. 24.408. (b) The terms of the 132nd District Court begin: (1) in Borden County on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November; and. 541 (S.B. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 3481), Sec. 24.624. (b) The terms of the 79th District Court begin: (1) in Brooks County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in February and September; and. 2150), Sec. 1189), Sec. May 14, 2007. 24.944. The 293rd Judicial District is composed of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala counties. Sept. 1, 1997. (d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.397. 3.13(16), eff. 442ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). 24.018. 24.231. (e) The judges of the district and criminal district courts of Dallas County shall, by agreement among themselves, take vacations so that there are at all times at least three judges of those courts in the county. 3, Sec. 2(c), eff. 1, eff. (d) The terms of the criminal district courts begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. September 1, 2013. 1082 (H.B. (a) The 95th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. 24.494. Sec. 1182 (S.B. September 1, 2009. Sec. Sept. 1, 2000. (c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 41st District Court. Aug. 31, 1987. 1189), Sec. September 1, 2005. (a) The 291st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 57th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. 24.113. (a) The 34th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. The 221st Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. (a) The 436th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. Judge Terms. 24.441. 24.144. 1 shall give primary preference to felony drug cases and associated civil cases emanating from those felony drug cases. (d) Section 24.123, relating to the 22nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 274th District Court. 2913), Sec. 480, Sec. 24.019. 2, Sec. 7, eff. The court may modify the requirements of a subpoena that the court determines are unreasonable. Sept. 1, 1987. If the court limits the test, the EPA would likely still argue that its rule doesn't run afoul of the court's Sackett opinion . 76, Sec. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. (e) A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the appropriate criminal jurisdiction. 213TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (c) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 14th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. 1, eff. Sec. 1, eff. (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. (b) The 356th 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. 480, Sec. Article V, Section 8 of the Texas Constitution extends a district court's potential jurisdiction to "all actions" but makes such jurisdiction relative by excluding any matters in which exclusive, appellate, or original jurisdiction is conferred by law upon some other court. 162ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). Sec. 3481), Sec. Sec. 169TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BELL COUNTY). (a) The 455th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. Sec. (b) The 363rd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. (2) in Jim Wells County at 10 a.m. on the first Mondays in March and October. 148, Sec. (a) The 388th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County. 1, eff. 2.07(a), eff. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. September 1, 2011. 48TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (c) The terms of the 128th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. A district judge may hear and determine motions, including motions for new trial, petitions for injunction, applications for the appointment of a receiver, interventions, pleas in abatement, dilatory pleas, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order on them in the court in which the case or proceeding is pending without transferring the case or proceeding. 452ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EDWARDS, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). 24.188. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 230th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. September 1, 2009. (a) The 435th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. September 1, 2009. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. McKinney, TX 75071. 1306, Sec. 24.414. Sec. 929 (H.B. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 4. (d) 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. (a) The 179th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 1, eff. (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. 891), Sec. 24.912. 1, eff. (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.