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The oldest federal civil building in Texas, the 1861 Customs and Courthouse in Galveston, once housed the Southern District of Texas. Federal Courthouse in Galveston that housed the court & its predecessor, from 1891–1917 [2] Since its foundation, the Southern District of Texas has been served by forty-one District Judges and six Clerks of Court.
A JP court of Judge Roy Bean in 1900. The lowest court level in Texas is the Justice of the Peace Court (also called Justice Court or JP Court). Each county has at least one JP Court. [16] Sections 18 and 19 of Article V, as well as Chapters 27 and 28 of the Texas Government Code, outline the duties of these Courts and their officers.
Jim Wells County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,891.The county was founded in 1911 [1] and is named for James B. Wells Jr. (1850–1923), for three decades a judge and Democratic Party political boss in South Texas.
Weslaco (/ ˈ w ɛ s l ə k oʊ / WESS-lə-koh) is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, Studies from 2023 show the population is 43,053 [4] and in 2020 the estimated population was 40,160. [5]
When Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, the area was stabilized by the presence of U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor. In 1845, the county was formed (San Patricio is Spanish for Saint Patrick , the primary patron saint of the colonists' home country of Ireland), and Corpus Christi was designated as the county seat.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts.
Kleberg County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 31,040. [1] The county seat is Kingsville. [2] The county was organized in 1913 [3] and is named for Robert J. Kleberg, an early settler.
Texas (/ ˈ t ɛ k s ə s / ⓘ TEK-səss, locally also / ˈ t ɛ k s ɪ z / TEK-siz; [8] Spanish: Texas or Tejas, [b] pronounced) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.