Tex. Gov't Code § 26.043

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 26.043 - Civil Matters in Which County Court Is Without Jurisdiction

A county court does not have jurisdiction in:

(1) a suit to recover damages for slander or defamation of character;

(2) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on land;

(3) a suit in behalf of the state for escheat;

(4) a suit for divorce;

(5) a suit for the forfeiture of a corporate charter;

(6) a suit for the trial of the right to property valued at $500 or more and levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration, or attachment;

(7) an eminent domain case; or

(8) a suit for the recovery of land.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 26.043

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.40, eff. 9/1/1987.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.