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TX Govt Code § 22.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.202. First Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.202.  FIRST COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the First Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Houston.(b)  Harris County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in Houston for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  The counties other than Harris County composing the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts shall annually reimburse Harris County for the costs incurred by Harris County during its previous fiscal year for:(1)  supplemental salaries and fringe benefits for the justices for those courts;  and(2)  furnishings, equipment, supplies, and utility expenses for those courts.(d)  Each county shall pay a share based on the proportion its population bears to the total population of all the counties in those districts.  A county shall pay its share not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the county's fiscal year.(e)  The Commissioners Court of Harris County shall provide each county liable for the expenses with a statement of that county's share.  The statement must be approved by the chief justices of the courts of appeals of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts.(f)  The First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals shall establish a central clerk's office and offices for justices and other support personnel in Houston.  The courts may establish offices for the clerks, justices, and other support personnel in other counties in the courts' district as each court determines necessary and convenient.(g)  The First Court of Appeals may transact its business in any county in the First Court of Appeals District as the court determines necessary and convenient.(h)  All civil and criminal cases directed to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals shall be filed in either the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals as provided by this section.  The trial clerk shall write the numbers of the two courts of appeals on identical slips of paper and place the slips in a container.  When a notice of appeal or appeal bond is filed, the trial court clerk shall draw a number from the container at random, in a public place, and shall assign the case and any companion cases to the court of appeals for the corresponding number drawn.(i)  Subject to Subchapter A, Chapter 73, the clerks of the First and the Fourteenth Courts of Appeals Districts may from time to time equalize the dockets of the two courts by transferring cases from one court to the other.  The court to which the case is transferred has jurisdiction over the matter.(j)  Each of the justices on the court of appeals shall designate the county of his permanent residence on the records of the court in which the justice serves.  The county of a justice's permanent residence is the justice's permanent post of duty.(j-1)  Expired.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.03 to 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 22.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.203. Second Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.203.  SECOND COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Second Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Fort Worth.(b)  The court may transact its business in any county in the district as the court determines is necessary or convenient.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 4.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 4.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 4.(f)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 4.(g)  If any additional offices of justices of the court are created, the designation for those offices shall be in consecutive numerical order beginning with Place 8.  If two or more offices of justice are created to take effect the same date, and the legislature does not specify places for those offices, the court shall by rule determine places for each office.  If the court does not determine places before a person is appointed or elected to fill the initial vacancy, the places are determined by the seniority system established as provided by Subsection (f).|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.08, 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 22.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.204. Third Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.204.  THIRD COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Third Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Austin.(b)  The court may transact its business at the county seat of any of the counties within its district as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except that all cases originating in Travis County shall be heard and transacted in that county.(c)  The counties other than Travis County composing the Third Court of Appeals District shall annually reimburse Travis County for the costs incurred by Travis County during its previous fiscal year for supplemental salaries and fringe benefits for the justices of that court of appeals.(d)  Each county, including Travis County, shall pay a share based on the proportion its population bears to the total population of all the counties in the district according to the most recent federal census.(e)  A county shall pay its share not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the county's fiscal year.(f)  The Commissioners Court of Travis County shall provide each county liable for the reimbursement with a statement of that county's share.  The statement must be approved by the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for the Third Court of Appeals District.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.09, 2.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 22.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.205. Fourth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.205.  FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of San Antonio.(b)  The court may transact its business at the county seat of any of the counties within its district, as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except that all cases originating in Bexar County that the court hears shall be heard and transacted in that county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 99, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 22.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.206. Fifth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.206.  FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court of Appeals District shall be primarily held in the City of Dallas.(b)  The court may transact its business in any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient.(c)  The court may establish offices for the clerk, justices, and other support personnel in any county in the district and in more than one location in any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 210, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 22.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.207. Sixth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.207.  SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Texarkana.(b)  The court may transact its business in the City of Texarkana or the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary or convenient, except that all cases originating in Bowie County shall be heard and transacted in the City of Texarkana.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 542, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 647, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 153, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 542 (H.B. 1077), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 22.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.208. Seventh Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.208.  SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS.  The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Amarillo.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 22.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.209. Eighth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.209.  EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of El Paso.(b)  The court may transact its business at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except all cases originating in El Paso County shall be heard and transacted in that county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 22.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.210. Ninth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.210.  NINTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Beaumont.(b)  The City of Beaumont shall furnish and equip suitable rooms for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  The court may transact its business in the City of Beaumont or the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary or convenient.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 22, Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 22.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.211. Tenth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.211.  TENTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Waco or in the county seat of any county located within the Tenth Court of Appeals District.(b)  The City of Waco shall furnish and equip suitable rooms for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  Each of the justices on the court of appeals shall designate the county of his permanent residence on the records of the court in which the justice serves.  The county of a justice's permanent residence is the justice's permanent post of duty.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 729, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 22.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.212. Eleventh Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.212.  ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Eastland.(b)  Eastland County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  The court may transact its business in the City of Eastland or in any county in the district as the court determines is necessary or convenient.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1366 (H.B. 1586), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 22.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.213. Twelfth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.213.  TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Tyler.(b)  The City of Tyler and Smith County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms and a library for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  The court may transact its business in the City of Tyler or at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary or convenient, except that all cases originating in Smith County shall be heard and transacted in the City of Tyler.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 542, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.17, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 647, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 542 (H.B. 1077), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 22.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.214. Thirteenth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.214.  THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi and the City of Edinburg.(b)  Nueces County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in the City of Corpus Christi and Hidalgo County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in the City of Edinburg for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  The court may transact its business at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except that:(1)  all cases originating in Nueces County shall be heard and transacted in Nueces County;  and(2)  all cases originating in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County shall be heard and transacted in Cameron, Hidalgo, or Willacy County.(d)  The commissioners courts of the counties in the district by adopting concurrent orders may authorize the payment of an automobile allowance in an amount not to exceed $15,000 annually to each of the justices of the court for automobile expenses incurred in performing official duties.(e)  The automobile allowance authorized by Subsection (d) is not subject to:(1)  the limitations on additional compensation paid to a justice of a court of appeals district imposed by Section 31.003;  or(2)  the salary differentials provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 659.(f)  Nueces County shall each fiscal year pay the total amount of the supplemental salaries, car allowances, and fringe benefits to the justices of the court.  Each county composing the district, except Nueces County, shall annually reimburse Nueces County for that county's portion of the total amount paid under this subsection by Nueces County during the preceding fiscal year.  Each county in the district, including Nueces County, is liable for a share of the total amount paid, based on the proportion that county's population bears to the total population of all the counties in the district.(g)  The Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall provide to each county liable for the reimbursement under Subsection (f) a statement of that county's share.  The statement must be approved by the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District.  A county shall pay its share of the reimbursement not later than the 60th day after the beginning of the county's fiscal year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1177, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 22.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.215. Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Sec. 22.215.  FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS.  (a)  The Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Houston.(b)  Harris County shall furnish and equip suitable rooms in Houston for the court and the justices without expense to the state.(c)  The Fourteenth Court of Appeals may transact its business in any county in the First Court of Appeals District as the court determines necessary and convenient.(d)  Each of the justices on the court of appeals shall designate the county of his permanent residence on the records of the court in which the justice serves.  The county of a justice's permanent residence is the justice's permanent post of duty.(e)  Section 22.202, relating to the First Court of Appeals, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.19, 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 22.217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.217. Disqualification

Sec. 22.217.  DISQUALIFICATION.  (a)  The fact that at least two members of a court of appeals are disqualified to determine a case in the court shall be certified to the governor.(b)  The governor immediately shall commission the requisite number of persons who are learned in the law to try and determine the case.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 22.218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.218. Term of Court

Sec. 22.218.  TERM OF COURT.  The term of each court of appeals begins and ends with each calendar year.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 22.219 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.219. Adjournment

Sec. 22.219.  ADJOURNMENT.  (a)  A court of appeals may adjourn from day to day or for the periods that it considers proper.(b)  If a quorum of a court is not present on any day of the term, a justice of the court or the bailiff attending the court may adjourn the court from time to time until a quorum is present, but the court may not be finally adjourned for the term.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 22.220 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.220. Civil Jurisdiction

Sec. 22.220.  CIVIL JURISDICTION.  (a)  Each court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction of all civil cases within its district of which the district courts or county courts have jurisdiction when the amount in controversy or the judgment rendered exceeds $250, exclusive of interest and costs.(b)  If a court of appeals having jurisdiction in a case, matter, or controversy that requires immediate action is unable to take immediate action because the illness, absence, or unavailability of the justices causes fewer than three members of the court to be present, the nearest available court of appeals, under rules prescribed by the supreme court, may take the action required in the case, matter, or controversy.(c)  Each court of appeals may, on affidavit or otherwise, as the court may determine, ascertain the matters of fact that are necessary to the proper exercise of its jurisdiction.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 22.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.221. Writ Power

Sec. 22.221.  WRIT POWER.  (a)  Each court of appeals or a justice of a court of appeals may issue a writ of mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce the jurisdiction of the court.(b)  Each court of appeals for a court of appeals district may issue all writs of mandamus, agreeable to the principles of law regulating those writs, against:(1)  a judge of a district, statutory county, statutory probate county, or county court in the court of appeals district;(2)  a judge of a district court who is acting as a magistrate at a court of inquiry under Chapter 52, Code of Criminal Procedure, in the court of appeals district; or(3)  an associate judge of a district or county court appointed by a judge under Chapter 201, Family Code, in the court of appeals district for the judge who appointed the associate judge.(c)  Repealed by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.(d)  Concurrently with the supreme court, the court of appeals of a court of appeals district in which a person is restrained in his liberty, or a justice of the court of appeals, may issue a writ of habeas corpus when it appears that the restraint of liberty is by virtue of an order, process, or commitment issued by a court or judge because of the violation of an order, judgment, or decree previously made, rendered, or entered by the court or judge in a civil case.  Pending the hearing of an application for a writ of habeas corpus, the court of appeals or a justice of the court of appeals may admit to bail a person to whom the writ of habeas corpus may be granted.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 69, Sec. 1, eff. May 6, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.35, 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. May 2, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 839, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 (H.B. 1480), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 22.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 2 - Judicial Branch|Subtitle A - Courts|Chapter 22 - Appellate Courts|Subchapter C. Courts of Appeals|Section 22.222. Court Sitting in Panels

Sec. 22.222.  COURT SITTING IN PANELS.  (a)  Each court of appeals may sit in panels of not fewer than three justices for the purpose of hearing cases.(b)  If more than one panel is used, the court of appeals shall establish rules to periodically rotate the justices among the panels.  Permanent civil panels and criminal panels without rotation may not be established.(c)  A majority of a panel constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and the concurrence of a majority of a panel is necessary for a decision.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|