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'''Texas County Courts at Law''' are trial courts in [[Texas]] with concurrent jurisdiction over many cases with the [[Texas District Courts|district courts]] and [[Texas County Courts|county courts]] in the county.<ref name="TCO">[ | '''Texas County Courts at Law''' are trial courts in [[Texas]] with concurrent jurisdiction over many cases with the [[Texas District Courts|district courts]] and [[Texas County Courts|county courts]] in the county.<ref name="TCO">[https://www.txcourts.gov/about-texas-courts/trial-courts.aspx ''Texas Courts Online'', "Trial Courts," accessed October 30, 2020]</ref> | ||
The County Courts at Law were created by the [[ | The County Courts at Law were created by the [[Texas State Legislature|Texas Legislature]] for the counties with larger populations to aid the single [[Texas County Courts|county court]] in its judicial functions. Each of the '''county courts at law''' were established by an individual statute, and thus vary widely in scope.<ref name="TCO"/> | ||
==Courts by county== | ==Courts by county== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.courts.state.tx.us/ Texas Courts Online homepage] | * [http://www.courts.state.tx.us/ Texas Courts Online homepage] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.txcourts.gov/media/675444/The-Texas-Judicial-System_Print102714.pdf Court Structure of Texas pamphlet] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.txcourts.gov/All_Archived_documents/JudicialInformation/pubs/AR2004/jb/Trial%20Courts%20and%20Jurisdiction%20by%20County%20FY%202004.pdf Trial Courts and Jurisdiction by County] | ||
* [ | * [https://www.txcourts.gov/judicial-directory/ ''Texas Courts Online'', "Judicial Directory"] | ||
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[[category:Texas county courts at law]] | [[category:Texas county courts at law]] | ||
[[Category:State trial court overviews]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 14 July 2025
Texas County Courts at Law are trial courts in Texas with concurrent jurisdiction over many cases with the district courts and county courts in the county.[1]
The County Courts at Law were created by the Texas Legislature for the counties with larger populations to aid the single county court in its judicial functions. Each of the county courts at law were established by an individual statute, and thus vary widely in scope.[1]
Courts by county
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Texas Courts Online homepage
- Court Structure of Texas pamphlet
- Trial Courts and Jurisdiction by County
- Texas Courts Online, "Judicial Directory"
Footnotes
