Tex. Gov't Code § 24.60030 · Subchapter C. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ACT OF 1969
485TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY).
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The 485th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.
(b) The 485th District Court shall give preference to criminal matters.
(c) The terms of the 485th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.
(d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 485th District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 1.03(a), eff. January 1, 2022.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 1.010, eff. September 1, 2023.
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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- sha256 e7e70dce0bb50c4c060dfc257eed95204d144a72dfffcb5f99b6c4573ced6c71
- 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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