Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.16 · Chapter 4. COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION.
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When two or more courts have concurrent jurisdiction of any criminal offense, the court in which an indictment or a complaint shall first be filed shall retain jurisdiction except as provided in Article 4.12.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
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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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