Texas Government Code
§ 25.0732 — EL PASO COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS
GV § 25.0732Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 25. STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS · Art. C. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (b), a county court at law in El Paso County has the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and by general law for district courts.
(b)A county court at law does not have jurisdiction of:
(1)felony cases, except as otherwise provided by law;
(2)misdemeanors involving official misconduct; or
(3)contested elections.
(c)The County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 of El Paso County, Texas, is designated to conduct the DWI Drug Court Intervention and Treatment Program of El Paso County as a drug court program under Chapter 123 for persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 4008), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 3.06, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 4.22, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 4.50(a)(33), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.054, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 2.009, eff. September 1, 2023.