Tex. Gov't Code § 24.541 · Subchapter C. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ACT OF 1969
396TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY).
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The 396th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.
(b) The 396th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters.
(c) The terms of the 396th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.
(d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 396th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts and the justice courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1337, Sec. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 21, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 75 (S.B. 321), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 1.005, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- 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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- 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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