Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.05 · Chapter 4. COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT COURTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
District courts and criminal district courts shall have original jurisdiction in criminal cases of the grade of felony, of all misdemeanors involving official misconduct, and of misdemeanor cases transferred to the district court under Article 4.17 of this code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1585, ch. 303, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.4.htm
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