{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.117","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.117","heading":"16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY).","body":"(a) The 16th Judicial District is composed of Denton County.\n(b) The terms of the 16th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July of each year.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 24. DISTRICT COURTS","SUBCHAPTER B. CERTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm#24.117","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b528b065606aa9b4af0f7dacfcc2c1fb6c70706c06d2d078285d5c1b284991e0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.116","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}