Texas Government Code
§ 25.2222 — TARRANT COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS
GV § 25.2222Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 25. STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS · Art. C. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction over all causes and proceedings, civil and criminal, original and appellate, prescribed by law for county courts. Notwithstanding any other provision, a county court at law in Tarrant County has jurisdiction on any appeal from a municipal court of record in Tarrant County that is not an appeal of a criminal law case or proceeding.
(b)A county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1)civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 and does not exceed $200,000, excluding mandatory damages and penalties, attorney's fees, interest, and costs;
(2)nonjury family law cases and proceedings;
(3)final rulings and decisions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance regarding workers' compensation claims, regardless of the amount in controversy;
(4)eminent domain proceedings, both statutory and inverse, regardless of the amount in controversy;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 6.005, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 4.40(a), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 4.40(b), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 4.50(a)(84), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 3.06, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1183 (H.B. 3642), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.