Monitoring the Session

HB 2401

bill widens Hidalgo County courts at law jurisdiction

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Hidalgo County.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The $750,000 civil cap goes away. State jail felonies come in.

The bill widens what cases the county courts at law in Hidalgo County can hear, so they share that work with the district court. It removes the $750,000 cap on civil cases those courts can take, and it lets them hear criminal cases for offenses punishable as a state jail felony. Starting September 1, 2025, new cases filed there fall under the wider rules, while cases already filed stay under the old law.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2401 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr.DHouse 36

ITEM

relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Hidalgo County.

WHAT IT DOES

The $750,000 civil cap goes away. State jail felonies come in.

The bill widens what cases the county courts at law in Hidalgo County can hear, so they share that work with the district court. It removes the $750,000 cap on civil cases those courts can take, and it lets them hear criminal cases for offenses punishable as a state jail felony. Starting September 1, 2025, new cases filed there fall under the wider rules, while cases already filed stay under the old law.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Sergio Muñoz Jr.

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$8KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$8KOncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.$3K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to May 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988555, 101060827.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$7,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 18, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988555, 101031482.

Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.$3,000.00

Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 113 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to May 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988555, 101060827.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to May 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988555, 101060827.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 24, 2024 to Nov 18, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988555, 101031482.

×

Oncor Texas State Political Action Committee of Oncor Electric Delivery Administration Corp.

$3,000.00

Cash
$3,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$3,000.00

Also funds 113 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to May 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988555, 101060827.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 4, 2025

03/17/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

HIDALGO COUNTY

Courts--Civil Procedure

Courts--County & Statutory

Text

The text as introduced · 226 words

89R2097 JTZ-D

By: Muñoz
H.B. No. 2401

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Hidalgo

County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section

25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Hidalgo County has

concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) family law cases and proceedings; [ and ]

(2) civil cases ; and

(3) criminal cases for an offense punishable as a

state jail felony [ in which the matter in controversy does not

exceed $750,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages

and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the page

of the petition ].

SECTION 2. Section 25.1102(a), Government Code, as amended

by this Act, applies only to an action filed in a county court at law

in Hidalgo County on or after the effective date of this Act. An

action filed in a county court at law in Hidalgo County before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date the action was filed, and the former law is continued in effect

for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.