Tex. Local Government Code § 361.027
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 361.027, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 361.027. COURTROOMS AND COURT PROCEEDINGS AT JUSTICE CENTER.
Official statutory text
(a) A court of appeals or a district, county, justice, or municipal court with jurisdiction in the county or municipality in which a part of the justice center is located may maintain offices and courtrooms and may hold proceedings at the center, except that:
(1) only a justice court for the precinct in which the part of the justice center in this state is located may maintain an office and courtroom in the center; and
(2) a court of this state may not hold proceedings in the part of the center that is located in the other state.
(b) A court of the other state may hold proceedings in the part of the justice center that is located in this state.
(1) only a justice court for the precinct in which the part of the justice center in this state is located may maintain an office and courtroom in the center; and
(2) a court of this state may not hold proceedings in the part of the center that is located in the other state.
(b) A court of the other state may hold proceedings in the part of the justice center that is located in this state.
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