{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.172","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.172","heading":"70TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY).","body":"(a) The 70th Judicial District is composed of Ector County.\n(b) The terms of the 70th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.\n(c) The judges of the 70th and 118th district courts may take a vacation and not attend court for six weeks in each year. The judges, by agreement, shall take their vacations alternately so that a judge is present in one of the courts at all times.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.","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#24.172","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4fe76e8556681b41963844d0f5c51bb7f0d33579e1148806216018839ff0b5fc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.171","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}