The Texas District Courts form part of the Texas judicial system and are the trial courts of general jurisdiction of Texas. As of January 2019, 472 district courts serve the state, each with a single judge, elected by partisan election to a four-year term.[1]

District courts have original jurisdiction in all felony criminal cases, divorce cases, land title disputes, election contests, civil matters in which at least $200 is disputed or claimed in damages, as well as other matters. Most district courts consider both criminal and civil cases but, in counties with many courts, each may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters.[2]

The Texas tradition of one judge per district court is descended from what was the dominant form of American state trial court organization for much of the 19th century, which Texas wrote into its state constitution.[3] Although the relevant constitutional clause was amended in 1985 to no longer require one judge per court,[4] the tradition had become thoroughly entrenched.

Districts can cover a single county or several counties, with many districts overlapping one another. Harris County, the state's most populous, is home to 60 district courts - each one covering the entire county. While district courts can exercise concurrent jurisdiction over an entire county, and they can and do share courthouses and clerks to save money (as allowed under an 1890 Texas Supreme Court case), each is still legally constituted as a separate court.[3] This is dramatically different from the situation in most U.S. states (or most other jurisdictions), in which a single trial court is staffed by multiple judges, each of whom has authority to act in the name of that court.[5]

In sparsely populated areas, a single district can cover numerous counties: several districts span five counties, for example. Some counties share numerous overlapping districts, such as the 12 districts that serve the same 13 county region of central and eastern Texas, with each district covering the entirety of the 13 counties.[5]

On June 9, 2023, Texas' governor signed an Act into law creating a trial level business court, as well as the first appellate level business court in the United States. The new law became effective in September 2023.[6][7][8] On June 28, 2024, the Texas Supreme Court approved rules of procedure for the new Business Court.[9] In June 2024, the Governor began appointing Business Court Division judges.[10][11][12][13][14] In August 2024, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the appellate business court's creation.[15] The trial and appellate business courts will be open for cases on September 1, 2024.[16] This new court is a separate statutory court, and not a division of the district court. Thus, it will remove some types of cases from the dockets of the district courts where the new business court is operational.

Counties containing the most district courts

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The following data is accurate as of February 2022.[17]

County Largest city District courts
Harris County Houston 61
Dallas County Dallas 32
Bexar County San Antonio 27
Tarrant County Fort Worth 24
Travis County Austin 21
El Paso County El Paso 16
Collin County Plano 13
Hidalgo County McAllen 12
Denton County Denton 11
Cameron County Brownsville 9
Fort Bend County Sugar Land 8
Montgomery County Conroe 8

Counties served by each district court

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The following data is accurate as of November 13, 2024.[18]

Court Counties served
1st Judicial District Court Jasper
2nd Judicial District Court Cherokee
3rd Judicial District Court Anderson
4th Judicial District Court Rusk
5th Judicial District Court Bowie
6th Judicial District Court Lamar
7th Judicial District Court Smith
8th Judicial District Court Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Rains
9th Judicial District Court Montgomery
10th Judicial District Court Galveston
11th Judicial District Court Harris
12th Judicial District Court Grimes, Madison, Walker
13th Judicial District Court Navarro
14th Judicial District Court Dallas
15th Judicial District Court Grayson
16th Judicial District Court Denton
17th Judicial District Court Tarrant
18th Judicial District Court Johnson
19th Judicial District Court McLennan
20th Judicial District Court Milam
21st Judicial District Court Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington
22nd Judicial District Court Caldwell, Comal, Hays
23rd Judicial District Court Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton
24th Judicial District Court Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria
25th Judicial District Court Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca, Austin
26th Judicial District Court Williamson
27th Judicial District Court Bell, Lampasas
28th Judicial District Court Nueces
29th Judicial District Court Palo Pinto
30th Judicial District Court Wichita
31st Judicial District Court Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler
32nd Judicial District Court Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan
33rd Judicial District Court Blanco, Burnet, Llano, San Saba
34th Judicial District Court El Paso
35th Judicial District Court Brown, Mills
36th Judicial District Court Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio
37th Judicial District Court Bexar
38th Judicial District Court Medina, Uvalde
39th Judicial District Court Haskell, Kent, Stonewall, Throckmorton
40th Judicial District Court Ellis
41st Judicial District Court El Paso
42nd Judicial District Court Callahan, Coleman, Taylor
43rd Judicial District Court Parker
44th Judicial District Court Dallas
45th Judicial District Court Bexar
46th Judicial District Court Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger
47th Judicial District Court Armstrong, Potter, Randall
48th Judicial District Court Tarrant
49th Judicial District Court Webb
50th Judicial District Court Baylor, Cottle, King, Knox
51st Judicial District Court Coke, Irion, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
52nd Judicial District Court Coryell
53rd Judicial District Court Travis
54th Judicial District Court McLennan
55th Judicial District Court Harris
56th Judicial District Court Galveston
57th Judicial District Court Bexar
58th Judicial District Court Jefferson
59th Judicial District Court Grayson
60th Judicial District Court Jefferson
61st Judicial District Court Harris
62nd Judicial District Court Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar
63rd Judicial District Court Kinney, Terrell, Val Verde
64th Judicial District Court Castro, Hale, Swisher
65th Judicial District Court El Paso
66th Judicial District Court Hill
67th Judicial District Court Tarrant
68th Judicial District Court Dallas
69th Judicial District Court Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman
70th Judicial District Court Ector
71st Judicial District Court Harrison, Marion
72nd Judicial District Court Crosby, Lubbock
73rd Judicial District Court Bexar
74th Judicial District Court McLennan
75th Judicial District Court Liberty
76th Judicial District Court Camp, Morris, Titus
77th Judicial District Court Freestone, Limestone
78th Judicial District Court Wichita
79th Judicial District Court Brooks, Jim Wells
80th Judicial District Court Harris
81st Judicial District Court Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, Wilson
82nd Judicial District Court Falls, Robertson
83rd Judicial District Court Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde
84th Judicial District Court Hansford, Hutchinson
85th Judicial District Court Brazos
86th Judicial District Court Kaufman
87th Judicial District Court Anderson
88th Judicial District Court Hardin, Tyler
89th Judicial District Court Wichita
90th Judicial District Court Stephens, Young
91st Judicial District Court Eastland
92nd Judicial District Court Hidalgo
93rd Judicial District Court Hidalgo
94th Judicial District Court Nueces
95th Judicial District Court Dallas
96th Judicial District Court Tarrant
97th Judicial District Court Archer, Clay, Montague
98th Judicial District Court Travis
99th Judicial District Court Lubbock
100th Judicial District Court Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall
101st Judicial District Court Dallas
102nd Judicial District Court Bowie, Red River
103rd Judicial District Court Cameron
104th Judicial District Court Taylor
105th Judicial District Court Kleberg, Nueces
106th Judicial District Court Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Lynn
107th Judicial District Court Cameron
108th Judicial District Court Potter
109th Judicial District Court Andrews, Gaines, Martin
110th Judicial District Court Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, Motley
111th Judicial District Court Webb
112th Judicial District Court Crockett, Pecos, Reagan, Sutton, Upton
113th Judicial District Court Harris
114th Judicial District Court Smith
115th Judicial District Court Marion, Upshur, Wood
116th Judicial District Court Dallas
117th Judicial District Court Nueces
118th Judicial District Court Glasscock, Howard, Martin
119th Judicial District Court Concho, Runnels, Tom Green
120th Judicial District Court El Paso
121st Judicial District Court Terry, Yoakum
122nd Judicial District Court Galveston
123rd Judicial District Court Panola, Shelby
124th Judicial District Court Gregg
125th Judicial District Court Harris
126th Judicial District Court Travis
127th Judicial District Court Harris
128th Judicial District Court Orange
129th Judicial District Court Harris
130th Judicial District Court Matagorda
131st Judicial District Court Bexar
132nd Judicial District Court Scurry
133rd Judicial District Court Harris
134th Judicial District Court Dallas
135th Judicial District Court DeWitt, Goliad, Karnes, Refugio, Victoria
136th Judicial District Court Jefferson
137th Judicial District Court Lubbock
138th Judicial District Court Cameron
139th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
140th Judicial District Court Lubbock
141st Judicial District Court Tarrant
142nd Judicial District Court Midland
143rd Judicial District Court Loving, Reeves, Ward
144th Judicial District Court Bexar
145th Judicial District Court Nacogdoches
146th Judicial District Court Bell
147th Judicial District Court Travis
148th Judicial District Court Nueces
149th Judicial District Court Brazoria
150th Judicial District Court Bexar
151st Judicial District Court Harris
152nd Judicial District Court Harris
153rd Judicial District Court Tarrant
154th Judicial District Court Lamb, Bailey, Cochran
155th Judicial District Court Austin, Fayette, Waller
156th Judicial District Court Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio
157th Judicial District Court Harris
158th Judicial District Court Denton
159th Judicial District Court Angelina
160th Judicial District Court Dallas
161st Judicial District Court Ector
162nd Judicial District Court Dallas
163rd Judicial District Court Orange
164th Judicial District Court Harris
165th Judicial District Court Harris
166th Judicial District Court Bexar
167th Judicial District Court Travis
168th Judicial District Court El Paso
169th Judicial District Court Bell
170th Judicial District Court McLennan
171st Judicial District Court El Paso
172nd Judicial District Court Jefferson
173rd Judicial District Court Henderson
174th Judicial District Court Harris
175th Judicial District Court Bexar
176th Judicial District Court Harris
177th Judicial District Court Harris
178th Judicial District Court Harris
179th Judicial District Court Harris
180th Judicial District Court Harris
181st Judicial District Court Potter, Randall
182nd Judicial District Court Harris
183rd Judicial District Court Harris
184th Judicial District Court Harris
185th Judicial District Court Harris
186th Judicial District Court Bexar
187th Judicial District Court Bexar
188th Judicial District Court Gregg
189th Judicial District Court Harris
190th Judicial District Court Harris
191st Judicial District Court Dallas
192nd Judicial District Court Dallas
193rd Judicial District Court Dallas
194th Judicial District Court Dallas
195th Judicial District Court Dallas
196th Judicial District Court Hunt
197th Judicial District Court Cameron
198th Judicial District Court Bandera, Kerr
199th Judicial District Court Collin
200th Judicial District Court Travis
201st Judicial District Court Travis
202nd Judicial District Court Bowie
203rd Judicial District Court Dallas
204th Judicial District Court Dallas
205th Judicial District Court Culberson, Hudspeth, El Paso
206th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
207th Judicial District Court Caldwell, Comal, Hays
208th Judicial District Court Harris
209th Judicial District Court Harris
210th Judicial District Court El Paso
211th Judicial District Court Denton
212th Judicial District Court Galveston
213th Judicial District Court Tarrant
214th Judicial District Court Nueces
215th Judicial District Court Harris
216th Judicial District Court Gillespie, Kerr
217th Judicial District Court Angelina
218th Judicial District Court Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, Wilson
219th Judicial District Court Collin
220th Judicial District Court Bosque, Comanche, Hamilton
221st Judicial District Court Montgomery
222nd Judicial District Court Deaf Smith, Oldham, Parmer, Randall
223rd Judicial District Court Gray
224th Judicial District Court Bexar
225th Judicial District Court Bexar
226th Judicial District Court Bexar
227th Judicial District Court Bexar
228th Judicial District Court Harris
229th Judicial District Court Duval, Jim Hogg, Starr
230th Judicial District Court Harris
231st Judicial District Court Tarrant
232nd Judicial District Court Harris
233rd Judicial District Court Tarrant
234th Judicial District Court Harris
235th Judicial District Court Cooke
236th Judicial District Court Tarrant
237th Judicial District Court Lubbock
238th Judicial District Court Midland
239th Judicial District Court Brazoria
240th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
241st Judicial District Court Smith
242nd Judicial District Court Castro, Hale, Swisher
243rd Judicial District Court El Paso
244th Judicial District Court Ector
245th Judicial District Court Harris
246th Judicial District Court Harris
247th Judicial District Court Harris
248th Judicial District Court Harris
249th Judicial District Court Johnson
250th Judicial District Court Travis
251st Judicial District Court Potter, Randall
252nd Judicial District Court Jefferson
253rd Judicial District Court Chambers, Liberty
254th Judicial District Court Dallas
255th Judicial District Court Dallas
256th Judicial District Court Dallas
257th Judicial District Court Harris
258th Judicial District Court Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity
259th Judicial District Court Jones, Shackelford, Stonewall
260th Judicial District Court Orange
261st Judicial District Court Travis
262nd Judicial District Court Harris
263rd Judicial District Court Harris
264th Judicial District Court Bell
265th Judicial District Court Dallas
266th Judicial District Court Erath, Hood
267th Judicial District Court Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, Victoria
268th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
269th Judicial District Court Harris
270th Judicial District Court Harris
271st Judicial District Court Jack, Wise
272nd Judicial District Court Brazos
273rd Judicial District Court Sabine, San Augustine
274th Judicial District Court Caldwell, Comal, Hays
275th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
276th Judicial District Court Camp, Marion, Morris, Titus
277th Judicial District Court Williamson
278th Judicial District Court Grimes, Leon, Madison, Walker
279th Judicial District Court Jefferson
280th Judicial District Court Harris
281st Judicial District Court Harris
282nd Judicial District Court Dallas
283rd Judicial District Court Dallas
284th Judicial District Court Montgomery
285th Judicial District Court Bexar
286th Judicial District Court Cochran, Hockley, Terry
287th Judicial District Court Bailey, Cochran, Lamb
288th Judicial District Court Bexar
289th Judicial District Court Bexar
290th Judicial District Court Bexar
291st Judicial District Court Dallas
292nd Judicial District Court Dallas
293rd Judicial District Court Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala
294th Judicial District Court Wood, Van Zandt
295th Judicial District Court Harris
296th Judicial District Court Collin
297th Judicial District Court Tarrant
298th Judicial District Court Dallas
299th Judicial District Court Travis
300th Judicial District Court Brazoria
301st Judicial District Court Dallas
302nd Judicial District Court Dallas
303rd Judicial District Court Dallas
304th Judicial District Court Dallas
305th Judicial District Court Dallas
306th Judicial District Court Galveston
307th Judicial District Court Gregg
308th Judicial District Court Harris
309th Judicial District Court Harris
310th Judicial District Court Harris
311th Judicial District Court Harris
312th Judicial District Court Harris
313th Judicial District Court Harris
314th Judicial District Court Harris
315th Judicial District Court Harris
316th Judicial District Court Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree
317th Judicial District Court Jefferson
318th Judicial District Court Midland
319th Judicial District Court Nueces
320th Judicial District Court Potter
321st Judicial District Court Bastrop
322nd Judicial District Court Tarrant
323rd Judicial District Court Tarrant
324th Judicial District Court Tarrant
325th Judicial District Court Tarrant
326th Judicial District Court Taylor
327th Judicial District Court El Paso
328th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
329th Judicial District Court Wharton
330th Judicial District Court Dallas
331st Judicial District Court Travis
332nd Judicial District Court Hidalgo
333rd Judicial District Court Harris
334th Judicial District Court Harris
335th Judicial District Court Burleson, Lee
336th Judicial District Court Fannin
337th Judicial District Court Harris
338th Judicial District Court Harris
339th Judicial District Court Harris
340th Judicial District Court Tom Green
341st Judicial District Court Webb
342nd Judicial District Court Tarrant
343rd Judicial District Court Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio
344th Judicial District Court Chambers
345th Judicial District Court Travis
346th Judicial District Court El Paso
347th Judicial District Court Nueces
348th Judicial District Court Tarrant
349th Judicial District Court Anderson, Houston, Trinity
350th Judicial District Court Taylor
351st Judicial District Court Harris
352nd Judicial District Court Tarrant
353rd Judicial District Court Travis
354th Judicial District Court Rains, Hunt
355th Judicial District Court Hood
356th Judicial District Court Hardin
357th Judicial District Court Cameron
358th Judicial District Court Ector
359th Judicial District Court Montgomery
360th Judicial District Court Tarrant
361st Judicial District Court Brazos
362nd Judicial District Court Denton
363rd Judicial District Court Dallas
364th Judicial District Court Lubbock
365th Judicial District Court Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala
366th Judicial District Court Collin
367th Judicial District Court Denton
368th Judicial District Court Williamson
369th Judicial District Court Anderson, Cherokee
370th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
371st Judicial District Court Tarrant
372nd Judicial District Court Tarrant
373rd Judicial District Court Tarrant
374th Judicial District Court Harris
375th Judicial District Court Bexar
376th Judicial District Court Harris
377th Judicial District Court Victoria
378th Judicial District Court Ellis
379th Judicial District Court Bexar
380th Judicial District Court Collin
381st Judicial District Court Starr
382nd Judicial District Court Rockwall
383rd Judicial District Court El Paso
384th Judicial District Court El Paso
385th Judicial District Court Midland
386th Judicial District Court Bexar
387th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
388th Judicial District Court El Paso
389th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
390th Judicial District Court Travis
391st Judicial District Court Tom Green
392nd Judicial District Court Henderson
393rd Judicial District Court Denton
394th Judicial District Court Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio
395th Judicial District Court Williamson
396th Judicial District Court Tarrant
397th Judicial District Court Grayson
398th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
399th Judicial District Court Bexar
400th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
401st Judicial District Court Collin
402nd Judicial District Court Wood
403rd Judicial District Court Travis
404th Judicial District Court Cameron
405th Judicial District Court Galveston
406th Judicial District Court Webb
407th Judicial District Court Bexar
408th Judicial District Court Bexar
409th Judicial District Court El Paso
410th Judicial District Court Montgomery
411th Judicial District Court Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity
412th Judicial District Court Brazoria
413th Judicial District Court Johnson
414th Judicial District Court McLennan
415th Judicial District Court Parker
416th Judicial District Court Collin
417th Judicial District Court Collin
418th Judicial District Court Montgomery
419th Judicial District Court Travis
420th Judicial District Court Nacogdoches
421st Judicial District Court Caldwell
422nd Judicial District Court Kaufman
423rd Judicial District Court Bastrop
424th Judicial District Court Blanco, Burnet, Llano, San Saba
425th Judicial District Court Williamson
426th Judicial District Court Bell
427th Judicial District Court Travis
428th Judicial District Court Hays
429th Judicial District Court Collin
430th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
431st Judicial District Court Denton
432nd Judicial District Court Tarrant
433rd Judicial District Court Comal
434th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
435th Judicial District Court Montgomery
436th Judicial District Court Bexar
437th Judicial District Court Bexar
438th Judicial District Court Bexar
439th Judicial District Court Rockwall
440th Judicial District Court Coryell
441st Judicial District Court Midland
442nd Judicial District Court Denton
443rd Judicial District Court Ellis
444th Judicial District Court Cameron
445th Judicial District Court Cameron
446th Judicial District Court Ector
447th Judicial District Court Comal
448th Judicial District Court El Paso
449th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
450th Judicial District Court Travis
451st Judicial District Court Kendall
452nd Judicial District Court Edwards, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard
453rd Judicial District Court Hays
454th Judicial District Court Medina
455th Judicial District Court Travis
456th Judicial District Court Guadalupe
457th Judicial District Court Montgomery
458th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
459th Judicial District Court Travis
460th Judicial District Court Travis
461st Judicial District Court Brazoria
462nd Judicial District Court Denton
463rd Judicial District Court Collin
464th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
465th Judicial District Court Bastrop
466th Judicial District Court Comal
467th Judicial District Court Denton
468th Judicial District Court Collin
469th Judicial District Court Collin
470th Judicial District Court Collin
471st Judicial District Court Collin
472nd Judicial District Court Brazos
473rd Judicial District Court Collin
474th Judicial District Court McLennan
475th Judicial District Court Smith
476th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
477th Judicial District Court Cameron
478th Judicial District Court Bell
479th Judicial District Court Cameron
480th Judicial District Court Williamson
481st Judicial District Court Denton
482nd Judicial District Court Harris
483rd Judicial District Court Hays
484th Judicial District Court Cameron
485th Judicial District Court Tarrant
486th Judicial District Court Harris
487th Judicial District Court Harris
488th Judicial District Court Harris
489th Judicial District Court Kaufman
490th Judicial District Court Hidalgo
491st Judicial District Court El Paso
492nd Judicial District Court Tarrant
493rd Judicial District Court Collin
494th Judicial District Court Collin
495th Judicial District Court Harris
496th Judicial District Court Harris
497th Judicial District Court Harris
498th Judicial District Court Travis
499th Judicial District Court Travis
500th Judicial District Court Travis
501st Judicial District Court Travis
502nd Judicial District Court Travis
503rd Judicial District Court Travis
504th Judicial District Court Travis
505th Judicial District Court Fort Bend
506th Judicial District Court Grimes, Waller
507th Judicial District Court Harris
508th Judicial District Court Harris
509th Judicial District Court Harris
510th Judicial District Court Harris
511th Judicial District Court Harris
512th Judicial District Court Harris
513th Judicial District Court Tarrant
514th Judicial District Court El Paso
515th Judicial District Court Dallas
516th Judicial District Court El Paso
517th Judicial District Court Nueces
518th Judicial District Court Tarrant
519th Judicial District Court Tarrant
520th Judicial District Court Harris
521st Judicial District Court Travis
522nd Judicial District Court Collin
523rd Judicial District Court Harris
524th Judicial District Court Harris
525th Judicial District Court Harris
526th Judicial District Court Tarrant

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