Texas Government Code

§ 25A.004 — JURISDICTION AND POWERS

GV § 25A.004Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 25A. BUSINESS COURT

Statute text

(a)Subject to Subsections (b), (c), (d), (d-1), (e), and (f), the business court has the powers provided to district courts by Chapter 24, including the power to:

(1)issue writs of injunction, mandamus, sequestration, attachment, garnishment, and supersedeas; and

(2)grant any relief that may be granted by a district court.

(b)Subject to Subsection (c), the business court has civil jurisdiction concurrent with district courts in the following actions, including actions in which a district court has exclusive jurisdiction, in which the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million, excluding interest, statutory damages, exemplary damages, penalties, attorney's fees, and court costs:

(1)a derivative proceeding;

(2)an action regarding the governance, governing documents, or internal affairs of an organization;

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2025.