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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 26.001. Bond - Sec. 26.001. BOND. (a) Before beginning the duties of the...
Section 26.002. Terms; Terms and Sessions of Court Following Certain Disasters - Sec. 26.002. TERMS; TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN...
Section 26.003. Adjournment of Court by Sheriff or Constable - Sec. 26.003. ADJOURNMENT OF COURT BY SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE. If...
Section 26.004. Minutes of Court - Sec. 26.004. MINUTES OF COURT. (a) Each morning, the minutes...
Section 26.005. Seal - Sec. 26.005. SEAL. (a) Each county court shall be provided...
Section 26.006. Salary Supplement From State for Certain County Judges - Sec. 26.006. SALARY SUPPLEMENT FROM STATE FOR CERTAIN COUNTY JUDGES....
Section 26.009. Location of Proceedings Following Certain Disasters - Sec. 26.009. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS. (a) Repealed...
Section 26.010. Appointment of Counsel in Certain Appeals - Sec. 26.010. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL IN CERTAIN APPEALS. (a) On...
Subchapter B. Appointment of Visiting Judge
Section 26.011. Assignment of Visiting Judge - Sec. 26.011. ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING JUDGE. If a county judge...
Section 26.012. Assignment of Visiting Judge for Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Health Matters - Sec. 26.012. ASSIGNMENT OF VISITING JUDGE FOR PROBATE, GUARDIANSHIP, AND...
Section 26.015. Visiting Judge to Take Oath - Sec. 26.015. VISITING JUDGE TO TAKE OATH. In addition to...
Section 26.016. Record - Sec. 26.016. RECORD. When a visiting judge is appointed, the...
Section 26.017. Appointment of Acting County Judge - Sec. 26.017. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING COUNTY JUDGE. (a) Upon the...
Subchapter C. Appointment of Visiting Judges in Certain Counties
Section 26.021. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 26.021. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...
Section 26.022. Appointment for Particular Matters - Sec. 26.022. APPOINTMENT FOR PARTICULAR MATTERS. (a) The county judge...
Section 26.023. Appointment for Absence of Judge - Sec. 26.023. APPOINTMENT FOR ABSENCE OF JUDGE. (a) The county...
Section 26.024. Appointment to Share Bench - Sec. 26.024. APPOINTMENT TO SHARE BENCH. (a) The county judge...
Section 26.026. Compensation of Visiting Judge - Sec. 26.026. COMPENSATION OF VISITING JUDGE. A visiting judge appointed...
Section 26.027. No Administrative Powers - Sec. 26.027. NO ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS. A visiting judge appointed under...
Section 26.028. Attorney Recommendations - Sec. 26.028. ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS. The county judge shall consider the...
Subchapter D. Jurisdiction and Powers
Section 26.041. General Jurisdiction; Changes - Sec. 26.041. GENERAL JURISDICTION; CHANGES. A county court has the...
Section 26.042. Civil Jurisdiction; Juvenile Jurisdiction - Sec. 26.042. CIVIL JURISDICTION; JUVENILE JURISDICTION. (a) A county court...
Section 26.043. Civil Matters in Which County Court Is Without Jurisdiction - Sec. 26.043. CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT...
Section 26.044. Certiorari Jurisdiction - Sec. 26.044. CERTIORARI JURISDICTION. A county court has jurisdiction in...
Section 26.045. Original Criminal Jurisdiction - Sec. 26.045. ORIGINAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 26.046. Appellate Criminal Jurisdiction - Sec. 26.046. APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. A county court has appellate...
Section 26.047. Habeas Corpus - Sec. 26.047. HABEAS CORPUS. (a) A county court may issue...
Section 26.048. Motions Against Court Officers - Sec. 26.048. MOTIONS AGAINST COURT OFFICERS. A county court may...
Section 26.049. Appointment of Counsel - Sec. 26.049. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL. The county judge may appoint...
Section 26.050. Powers of Law and Equity - Sec. 26.050. POWERS OF LAW AND EQUITY. Subject to the...
Section 26.051. Writ Power - Sec. 26.051. WRIT POWER. A county judge, in either term...
Section 26.052. Probate and Mental Health Code Cases - Sec. 26.052. PROBATE AND MENTAL HEALTH CODE CASES. (a) In...
Subchapter E. Provisions Relating to Particular Counties
Section 26.103. Angelina County - Sec. 26.103. ANGELINA COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.104. Aransas County - Sec. 26.104. ARANSAS COUNTY. The County Court of Aransas County...
Section 26.106. Armstrong County - Sec. 26.106. ARMSTRONG COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.107. Atascosa County - Sec. 26.107. ATASCOSA COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.109. Bailey County - Sec. 26.109. BAILEY COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.111. Bastrop County - Sec. 26.111. BASTROP COUNTY. (a) If the county judge is...
Section 26.112. Baylor County - Sec. 26.112. BAYLOR COUNTY. The County Court of Baylor County...
Section 26.113. Bee County - Sec. 26.113. BEE COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.115. Bexar County - Sec. 26.115. BEXAR COUNTY. The County Court of Bexar County...
Section 26.116. Blanco County - Sec. 26.116. BLANCO COUNTY. (a) In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.119. Bowie County - Sec. 26.119. BOWIE COUNTY. The County Court of Bowie County...
Section 26.122. Brewster County - Sec. 26.122. BREWSTER COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.126. Burleson County - Sec. 26.126. BURLESON COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.131. Cameron County - Sec. 26.131. CAMERON COUNTY. The County Court of Cameron County...
Section 26.134. Cass County - Sec. 26.134. CASS COUNTY. The County Court of Cass County...
Section 26.135. Castro County - Sec. 26.135. CASTRO COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.140. Cochran County - Sec. 26.140. COCHRAN COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.143. Collin County - Sec. 26.143. COLLIN COUNTY. The County Court of Collin County...
Section 26.144. Collingsworth County - Sec. 26.144. COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.145. Colorado County - Sec. 26.145. COLORADO COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.146. Comal County - Sec. 26.146. COMAL COUNTY. The County Court of Comal County...
Section 26.149. Cooke County - Sec. 26.149. COOKE COUNTY. (a) The County Court of Cooke...
Section 26.151. Cottle County - Sec. 26.151. COTTLE COUNTY. The County Court of Cottle County...
Section 26.154. Crosby County - Sec. 26.154. CROSBY COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.157. Dallas County - Sec. 26.157. DALLAS COUNTY. The County Court of Dallas County...
Section 26.158. Dawson County - Sec. 26.158. DAWSON COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.159. Deaf Smith County - Sec. 26.159. DEAF SMITH COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.161. Denton County - Sec. 26.161. DENTON COUNTY. The County Court of Denton County...
Section 26.163. Dickens County - Sec. 26.163. DICKENS COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.164. Dimmit County - Sec. 26.164. DIMMIT COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.167. Eastland County - Sec. 26.167. EASTLAND COUNTY. The County Court of Eastland County...
Section 26.169. Edwards County - Sec. 26.169. EDWARDS COUNTY. (a) In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.171. El Paso County - Sec. 26.171. EL PASO COUNTY. The County Court of El...
Section 26.173. Falls County - Sec. 26.173. FALLS COUNTY. The County Court of Falls County...
Section 26.175. Fayette County - Sec. 26.175. FAYETTE COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.176. Fisher County - Sec. 26.176. FISHER COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.180. Franklin County - Sec. 26.180. FRANKLIN COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.183. Gaines County - Sec. 26.183. GAINES COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.185. Garza County - Sec. 26.185. GARZA COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.186. Gillespie County - Sec. 26.186. GILLESPIE COUNTY. (a) In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.188. Goliad County - Sec. 26.188. GOLIAD COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.189. Gonzales County - Sec. 26.189. GONZALES COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.191. Grayson County - Sec. 26.191. GRAYSON COUNTY. The County Court of Grayson County...
Section 26.192. Gregg County - Sec. 26.192. GREGG COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.200. Hardin County - Sec. 26.200. HARDIN COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.204. Haskell County - Sec. 26.204. HASKELL COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.206. Hemphill County - Sec. 26.206. HEMPHILL COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.208. Hidalgo County - Sec. 26.208. HIDALGO COUNTY. The County Court of Hidalgo County...
Section 26.209. Hill County - Sec. 26.209. HILL COUNTY. (a) The County Court of Hill...
Section 26.210. Hockley County - Sec. 26.210. HOCKLEY COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.218. Irion County - Sec. 26.218. IRION COUNTY. (a) In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.223. Jefferson County - Sec. 26.223. JEFFERSON COUNTY. (a) If the county judge is...
Section 26.226. Johnson County - Sec. 26.226. JOHNSON COUNTY. The County Court of Johnson County...
Section 26.227. Jones County - Sec. 26.227. JONES COUNTY. The County Court of Jones County...
Section 26.228. Karnes County - Sec. 26.228. KARNES COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.232. Kent County - Sec. 26.232. KENT COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.233. Kerr County - Sec. 26.233. KERR COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.234. Kimble County - Sec. 26.234. KIMBLE COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.235. King County - Sec. 26.235. KING COUNTY. The County Court of King County...
Section 26.238. Knox County - Sec. 26.238. KNOX COUNTY. The County Court of Knox County...
Section 26.240. Lamb County - Sec. 26.240. LAMB COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.241. Lampasas County - Sec. 26.241. LAMPASAS COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.244. Lee County - Sec. 26.244. LEE COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.252. Lubbock County - Sec. 26.252. LUBBOCK COUNTY. The County Court of Lubbock County...
Section 26.253. Lynn County - Sec. 26.253. LYNN COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.256. Mcmullen County - Sec. 26.256. MCMULLEN COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.258. Marion County - Sec. 26.258. MARION COUNTY. The County Court of Marion County...
Section 26.260. Mason County - Sec. 26.260. MASON COUNTY. The County Court of Mason County...
Section 26.261. Matagorda County - Sec. 26.261. MATAGORDA COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.264. Menard County - Sec. 26.264. MENARD COUNTY. (a) In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.267. Mills County - Sec. 26.267. MILLS COUNTY. The County Court of Mills County...
Section 26.268. Mitchell County - Sec. 26.268. MITCHELL COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.272. Morris County - Sec. 26.272. MORRIS COUNTY. The County Court of Morris County...
Section 26.274. Nacogdoches County - Sec. 26.274. NACOGDOCHES COUNTY. The County Court of Nacogdoches County...
Section 26.275. Navarro County - Sec. 26.275. NAVARRO COUNTY. The County Court of Navarro County...
Section 26.278. Nueces County - Sec. 26.278. NUECES COUNTY. The County Court of Nueces County...
Section 26.280. Oldham County - Sec. 26.280. OLDHAM COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.285. Parmer County - Sec. 26.285. PARMER COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.291. Randall County - Sec. 26.291. RANDALL COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.292. Reagan County - Sec. 26.292. REAGAN COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.294. Red River County - Sec. 26.294. RED RIVER COUNTY. (a) The County Court of...
Section 26.295. Reeves County - Sec. 26.295. REEVES COUNTY. The County Court of Reeves County...
Section 26.298. Robertson County - Sec. 26.298. ROBERTSON COUNTY. The County Court of Robertson County...
Section 26.302. Sabine County - Sec. 26.302. SABINE COUNTY. (a) The County Court of Sabine...
Section 26.303. San Augustine County - Sec. 26.303. SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY. The County Court of San...
Section 26.307. Schleicher County - Sec. 26.307. SCHLEICHER COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.308. Scurry County - Sec. 26.308. SCURRY COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.309. Shackelford County - Sec. 26.309. SHACKELFORD COUNTY. The County Court of Shackelford County...
Section 26.314. Starr County - Sec. 26.314. STARR COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.315. Stephens County - Sec. 26.315. STEPHENS COUNTY. The County Court of Stephens County...
Section 26.316. Sterling County - Sec. 26.316. STERLING COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.317. Stonewall County - Sec. 26.317. STONEWALL COUNTY. (a) In addition to other jurisdiction...
Section 26.320. Tarrant County - Sec. 26.320. TARRANT COUNTY. The County Court of Tarrant County...
Section 26.321. Taylor County - Sec. 26.321. TAYLOR COUNTY. The County Court of Taylor County...
Section 26.323. Terry County - Sec. 26.323. TERRY COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.327. Travis County - Sec. 26.327. TRAVIS COUNTY. The County Court of Travis County...
Section 26.328. Trinity County - Sec. 26.328. TRINITY COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...
Section 26.330. Upshur County - Sec. 26.330. UPSHUR COUNTY. (a) The County Court of Upshur...
Section 26.336. Walker County - Sec. 26.336. WALKER COUNTY. The County Court of Walker County...
Section 26.337. Waller County - Sec. 26.337. WALLER COUNTY. The County Court of Waller County...
Section 26.339. Washington County - Sec. 26.339. WASHINGTON COUNTY. The County Court of Washington County...
Section 26.340. Webb County - Sec. 26.340. WEBB COUNTY. The County Court of Webb County...
Section 26.342. Wheeler County - Sec. 26.342. WHEELER COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.343. Wichita County - Sec. 26.343. WICHITA COUNTY. (a) The County Court of Wichita...
Section 26.351. Yoakum County - Sec. 26.351. YOAKUM COUNTY. In addition to other jurisdiction provided...
Section 26.353. Zapata County - Sec. 26.353. ZAPATA COUNTY. (a) The terms of the County...