Texas Government Code

§ 29.003 — JURISDICTION

GV § 29.003Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 29. MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)A municipal court, including a municipal court of record, shall have exclusive original jurisdiction within the municipality's territorial limits and property owned by the municipality located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction in all criminal cases that:

(1)arise under:

(A)the ordinances of the municipality; or

(B)a resolution, rule, or order of a joint board operating an airport under Section 22.074, Transportation Code; and

(2)are punishable by a fine not to exceed:

(A)$2,000 in all cases arising under municipal ordinances or resolutions, rules, or orders of a joint board that govern fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, other than the dumping of refuse;

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1149 (S.B. 1119), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 230 (S.B. 1504), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 76 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 274), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 631), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (H.B. 1264), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 372 (H.B. 1631), Sec. 6(1), eff. June 2, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 3.05, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 23 (S.B. 304), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.