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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.256

This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.256, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.

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§ 161.256. JURISDICTION OF COURTS.

Official statutory text

A justice court or municipal court may exercise jurisdiction over any matter in which a court under this subchapter may impose a requirement that a defendant attend an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program or perform e-cigarette- and tobacco-related community service.

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