Tex. Gov't Code § 26.042 · Subchapter D. JURISDICTION AND POWERS
CIVIL JURISDICTION; JUVENILE JURISDICTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A county court has concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $200 in value but does not exceed $20,000, exclusive of interest.
(b) A county court has juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 23.001.
(c) If under Subchapter E a county court has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction, an appeal or writ of error may not be taken to the court of appeals from a final judgment of the county court in a civil case in which:
(1) the county court has appellate or original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts; and
(2) the judgment or amount in controversy does not exceed $250, exclusive of interest and costs.
(d) A county court has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $5,000, exclusive of interest.
(e) A county court has appellate jurisdiction in civil cases over which the justice courts have original jurisdiction in cases in which the judgment appealed from or the amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of costs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.39, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 776, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 618), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2020.
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- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.111BASTROP COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.115BEXAR COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.119BOWIE COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.134CASS COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.146COMAL COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.167EASTLAND COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.171EL PASO COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.173FALLS COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.191GRAYSON COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.223JEFFERSON COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.226JOHNSON COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.227JONES COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.252LUBBOCK COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.258MARION COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.260MASON COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.267MILLS COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.272MORRIS COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.274NACOGDOCHES COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.275NAVARRO COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.294RED RIVER COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.295REEVES COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.298ROBERTSON COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.302SABINE COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.303SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.309SHACKELFORD COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.320TARRANT COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.321TAYLOR COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.336WALKER COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.340WEBB COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
- Tex. Gov't Code § 26.343WICHITA COUNTY.Printed as Section 26.042(b)
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