Tex. Government Code § 26.042
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 26.042, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 26.042. CIVIL JURISDICTION; JUVENILE JURISDICTION.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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