{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.260","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.260","heading":"163RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY).","body":"(a) The 163rd Judicial District is composed of Orange County.\n(b) The terms of the 163rd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September.\n(c) The Orange County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court as required by law or by the judge.\n(d) Section 24.230, relating to the 128th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 163rd District Court.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","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#24.260","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f290ee5686d3f3ee495ef11c7dbc7fa7721c0b891075a57d3eb924c8a01fdcf4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.259","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}