The district courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction of Texas.The geographical area served by each court is established by the Legislature, but each county must be served by at least one district court. In sparsely populated areas of the State, several counties may be served by a single district court, while an urban county may be served by many district courts.

District courts have original jurisdiction in all felony criminal cases, divorce cases, cases involving title to land, election contest cases, civil matters in which the amount in controversy (the amount of money or damages involved) is $200 or more, and any matters in which jurisdiction is not placed in another trial court. While most district courts try both criminal and civil cases, in the more densely populated counties the courts may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters.

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Further Information on Court Jurisdiction

 

District Court Addresses and Websites

Texas District Courts' contact information, including web site links, is available in the Texas Judicial System Directory.

Please email the Judicial Information Division to update your court contact information for the Texas Judicial System Directory.

County Websites

The County Information Resources Agency, in cooperation with the Texas Association of Counties and the Judicial Committee on Information Technology, provides website development and hosting services for rural counties. JCIT is pleased to be a partner in this initiative to expand information technology capabilities to counties, districts, and precincts across Texas.

These county web sites include information about District, County and Justice of the Peace courts.
www.county.org/counties/txcounties.asp#list