Tex. Gov't Code § 24.353 · Subchapter C. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ACT OF 1969
148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NUECES COUNTY).
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The 148th Judicial District is composed of Nueces County.
(b) The 148th District Court shall give first preference to family law matters and second preference to criminal cases.
(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. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 72 (H.B. 2913), Sec. 5, eff. May 17, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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