{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.456","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.456","heading":"279TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY).","body":"(a) The 279th Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County.\n(b) The 279th District Court shall give preference to family law matters.\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 C. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS ACT OF 1969"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm#24.456","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"93b34c66409acff06246ac821fdea774d727b8db1b372c07b83154ec2d38c1a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.455","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}