Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Courts
Chapter 27 - Justice Courts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 27.001. Bond - Sec. 27.001. BOND. Each justice of the peace must give...

Section 27.002. Commission; Notary - Sec. 27.002. COMMISSION; NOTARY. Each justice of the peace shall...

Section 27.003. Effect of Precinct Boundary Changes - Sec. 27.003. EFFECT OF PRECINCT BOUNDARY CHANGES. A person who...

Section 27.004. Records and Other Property - Sec. 27.004. RECORDS AND OTHER PROPERTY. (a) Each justice shall...

Section 27.005. Educational Requirements - Sec. 27.005. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) For purposes of removal under...

Section 27.006. Collecting Debt for Another; Offense - Sec. 27.006. COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER; OFFENSE. (a) A justice...

Subchapter B. Jurisdiction and Powers

Section 27.031. Jurisdiction - Sec. 27.031. JURISDICTION. (a) In addition to the jurisdiction and...

Section 27.032. Extraordinary Remedies - Sec. 27.032. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES. A justice of the peace may...

Section 27.033. Other Powers - Sec. 27.033. OTHER POWERS. A justice of the peace may:...

Section 27.034. Deed Restriction Jurisdiction - Sec. 27.034. DEED RESTRICTION JURISDICTION. (a) A justice court has...

Subchapter C. Conducting Court and Inquests

Section 27.051. Terms of Court; Place for Holding Court - Sec. 27.051. TERMS OF COURT; PLACE FOR HOLDING COURT. (a)...

Section 27.0515. Location for Court Proceedings and Terms and Sessions of Court Following Certain Disasters - Sec. 27.0515. LOCATION FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS AND TERMS AND SESSIONS...

Section 27.052. Vacancy or Absence - Sec. 27.052. VACANCY OR ABSENCE. If the office of justice...

Section 27.054. Exchange of Benches - Sec. 27.054. EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. (a) A justice of the...

Section 27.0545. Exchange of Benches: Inquests - Sec. 27.0545. EXCHANGE OF BENCHES: INQUESTS. (a) If a justice...

Section 27.055. Special and Temporary Justices - Sec. 27.055. SPECIAL AND TEMPORARY JUSTICES. (a) If a justice...

Section 27.056. Clerk - Sec. 27.056. CLERK. (a) Each justice of the peace may...

Section 27.057. Citation - Sec. 27.057. CITATION. A clerk of a justice court may...

Section 27.058. Civil Docket - Sec. 27.058. CIVIL DOCKET. Information in the civil docket of...

Section 27.059. Justice of the Peace Seal - Sec. 27.059. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SEAL. (a) The commissioners...

Section 27.060. Small Claims - Sec. 27.060. SMALL CLAIMS. (a) A justice court shall conduct...

Section 27.061. Rules of Administration - Sec. 27.061. RULES OF ADMINISTRATION. The justices of the peace...