Texas Government Code 24.267 – 174Th Judicial District (Harris County)
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(a) The 174th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
(b) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) apply to the 174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, and 179th district courts.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 24.267
- 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) Each of the district courts has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
(e) The judges of the district courts shall, by agreement among themselves, take their vacations alternately so that there are at all times at least six district court judges in the county.
(f) The Harris County sheriff or the sheriff’s deputy shall attend the courts as required by law or by the judges.