Monitoring the Session

SB 2083

Harris County gets County Civil Court at Law No. 5

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

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 creation of an additional county civil court at law in Harris County.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One more court on the list, starting September 1, 2025.

The bill adds a fifth county civil court at law to the list of such courts in Harris County. It affects Harris County, its civil court system, and the people who file or defend civil cases there. A new court, County Civil Court at Law No. 5, comes into existence on September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2083 · 2025-03-07

SOLD BY

Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

ITEM

relating to the creation of an additional county civil court at law in Harris County.

WHAT IT DOES

One more court on the list, starting September 1, 2025.

The bill adds a fifth county civil court at law to the list of such courts in Harris County. It affects Harris County, its civil court system, and the people who file or defend civil cases there. A new court, County Civil Court at Law No. 5, comes into existence on September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER

GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER

THE TEXT

“County Civil Court at Law No. 5 of Harris County,”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill creates a new county court, which adds a new judgeship and the court operation that comes with it in Harris County.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Borris Miles

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KHillCo PAC$10KActBlue Texas$9K

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 · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.

HillCo PAC$10,000.00

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 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: 101043817.

ActBlue Texas$8,833.00

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.

×

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 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: 101043817.

×

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.

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 Senate · Filed Mar 7, 2025

03/24/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Senate committee · Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 4512 by Schofield (identical)

Subjects

HARRIS COUNTY

Courts--County & Statutory

Text

The text as introduced · 160 words

89R12543 BCH-D

By: Miles
S.B. No. 2083

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of an additional county civil court at law

in Harris County.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25.1031(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) Harris County has the following county civil courts at

law:

(1) County Civil Court at Law No. 1 of Harris County,

Texas;

(2) County Civil Court at Law No. 2 of Harris County,

Texas;

(3) County Civil Court at Law No. 3 of Harris County,

Texas; [ and ]

(4) County Civil Court at Law No. 4 of Harris County,

Texas ; and

(5) County Civil Court at Law No. 5 of Harris County,

Texas .

SECTION 2. The County Civil Court at Law No. 5 of Harris

County is created on the effective date of this Act.

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