Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 31.005
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
A judgment or a determination of fact or law in a proceeding in small claims court or justice of the peace court is not res judicata and does not constitute a basis for estoppel by judgment in a proceeding in a county court or statutory county court, except that the judgment rendered is binding on the parties thereto as to recovery or denial of recovery.
Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 31.005