{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.60041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.60041","heading":"496TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY).","body":"(a) The 496th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.\n(b) The 496th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 1.015(a), eff. October 1, 2024.","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#24.60041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8fdaee2ef1fb74e1f871d006a7f17aa7c855afc3ba9ada94ed1e67bc6f259497","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.60040","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.60042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}