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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (in case citations, N.D. Tex.) is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in Dallas, Texas with divisions in Fort Worth, Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls.
After statehood, Texas county courthouses kept their powers. [2] The counties of Texas were often first served by a tree, tent, or another building before judicial functions moved into a log cabin or dugout. [3] During the later 19th century, most county courthouses were simple wooden or stone two-story rectangular buildings. [4]
The Texas Supreme Court Building. Texas is the only state besides Oklahoma to have a bifurcated appellate system at the highest level. [4] The Texas Supreme Court hears appeals involving civil matters (which include juvenile cases), and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears appeals involving criminal matters. [4]
Krause represented Tarrant County residents in the state legislature for House District 93, which covers much of north Fort Wort as well as Haslet, Blue Mound and part of Saginaw, from 2013 to 2023.
The amendment provided that three-judge courts of appeals were to be created by legislature, and in 1892, the legislature created 3 courts of appeals: The First Court of Civil Appeals in Galveston, the Second Court of Civil Appeals in Fort Worth, and the Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin. In 1893, the legislature created the Fourth Court ...
Highlands is located within Harris County Precinct 3; as of 2008 Ken Jones heads Precinct 3. [23] The United States Postal Service operates the Highlands Post Office at 608 Main Street. [24] Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Baytown Health Center in Baytown for ZIP code 77562.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Texas.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
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 ...