Texas § 24.030 LOCATION OF COURT.

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§ 24.030 — LOCATION OF COURT.

Texas § 24.030

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 24.030 (2026).

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Sec. 24.030. LOCATION OF COURT.

(a)A district court shall sit in the county seat for a jury trial in a civil case. The commissioners court of the county may authorize a district court to sit in any municipality within the county to hear and determine nonjury trials in civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and other matters not heard before a jury in a civil case that is within the court's jurisdiction.

(b)The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when a court sits in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat and may transfer:

(1)all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to that municipality while the court is in session there; and

(2)the books, minutes, records, and papers back to the clerk's office in the

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Sec. 24.030. LOCATION OF COURT. (a) A district court shall sit in the county seat for a jury trial in a civil case. The commissioners court of the county may authorize a district court to sit in any municipality within the county to hear and determine nonjury trials in civil cases and to hear and determine motions, arguments, and other matters not heard before a jury in a civil case that is within the court's jurisdiction.
(b) The district clerk or the clerk's deputy serves as clerk of the court when a court sits in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat and may transfer:
(1) all necessary books, minutes, records, and papers to that municipality while the court is in session there; and
(2) the books, minutes, records, and papers back to the clerk's office in the county seat at the end of each session.
(c) If the commissioners court authorizes a district court to sit in a municipality other than the municipality that is the county seat, the commissioners court shall provide suitable facilities for the court in that municipality.