Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.07 · Chapter 4. COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The county courts shall have original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to the justice court, and when the fine to be imposed shall exceed five hundred dollars.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 108, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.4.htm
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- sha256 74e6fcbbc3be3e7237db1d4eee1aa34bb1b93fac961186511f79be7c546e3d2e
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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