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2. Smith County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Smith County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,479. [1] Its county seat is Tyler. [2] Smith County is named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution. Smith County is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area and the Tyler–Jacksonville combined statistical area.

3. Texas District Courts - Wikipedia

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   Most district courts consider both criminal and civil cases but, in counties with many courts, each may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile, or family law matters. [ 2 ] The Texas tradition of one judge per district court is descended from what was the dominant form of American state trial court organization for much of the 19th century ...

4. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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   The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...

5. List of county courthouses in Texas - Wikipedia

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   After statehood, Texas county courthouses kept their powers. [2] The counties of Texas were often first served by a tree, tent, or another building before judicial functions moved into a log cabin or dugout. [3] During the later 19th century, most county courthouses were simple wooden or stone two-story rectangular buildings. [4]

6. List of counties in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Smith County: 423: Tyler: 1846: Nacogdoches County: James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution 245,209: 928 sq mi (2,404 km 2) Somervell County: 425: Glen Rose: 1875: Hood County: Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition: 9,888: 187 sq mi (484 km 2) Starr County: 427: Rio Grande City ...

7. Texas Courts of Appeals - Wikipedia

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   Districts map. There are fourteen appellate districts each of which encompasses multiple counties and is presided over by a Texas Court of Appeals denominated by number: [19] The counties of Gregg, Rusk, Upshur, and Wood are in the jurisdictions of both the Sixth and Twelfth Courts, while Hunt County is in the jurisdiction of both the Fifth and Sixth Courts.