Texas Family Code 84.002 – Extended Time for Hearing in District Court in Certain Counties
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(a) On the request of the prosecuting attorney in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million or in a county in a judicial district that is composed of more than one county, the district court shall set the hearing on a date and time not later than 20 days after the date the application is filed or 20 days after the date a request is made to reschedule a hearing under § 84.003.
(b) The district court shall grant the request of the prosecuting attorney for an extended time in which to hold a hearing on a protective order either on a case-by-case basis or for all cases filed under this subtitle.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 84.002
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005