Tex. Government Code § 24.007
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 24.007, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 24.007. JURISDICTION.
Official statutory text
(a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution.
(b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest.
(b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest.
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