{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 84.002","heading":"EXTENDED TIME FOR HEARING IN DISTRICT COURT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.","body":"(a) On the request of the prosecuting attorney in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million or in a county in a judicial district that is composed of more than one county, the district court shall set the hearing on a date and time not later than 20 days after the date the application is filed or 20 days after the date a request is made to reschedule a hearing under Section 84.003.\n(b) The district court shall grant the request of the prosecuting attorney for an extended time in which to hold a hearing on a protective order either on a case-by-case basis or for all cases filed under this subtitle.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE","SUBTITLE B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS","CHAPTER 84. HEARING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.84.htm#84.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"468d3cc030fbe449a371a0fefbf66bfd07e9960dfc47da49d3e63dec898e53b1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-84.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}