Texas Government Code 24.155 – 53Rd Judicial District (Travis County)
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(a) The 53rd Judicial District is composed of Travis County.
(b) The 53rd, 98th, and 126th district courts have concurrent jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 24.155
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The terms of the 53rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, and October.
(d) The judges of the district courts in Travis County do not have a duty to impanel grand juries but may impanel grand juries when they consider it necessary.