Tex. Gov't Code § 24.185 · Subchapter B. CERTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
83RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PECOS, TERRELL, AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES).
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The 83rd Judicial District is composed of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde counties.
(b) The 83rd and 112th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Pecos County.
(c) The 83rd and 63rd district courts have concurrent jurisdiction in Terrell and Val Verde counties.
(d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July.
(e) In each of the counties of Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde, a petition or other pleading filed in the district courts is sufficient if addressed "To The District Court of Pecos County, Texas,", "To The District Court of Terrell County, Texas,", or "To The District Court of Val Verde County, Texas," respectively, without giving the number of the district court in the address.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 509, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 704, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1337, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 24, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm
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