Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Courts
Chapter 29 - Municipal Courts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 29.001. Definition - Sec. 29.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "municipality" means an incorporated...

Section 29.002. Creation - Sec. 29.002. CREATION. A municipal court is created in each...

Section 29.003. Jurisdiction - Sec. 29.003. JURISDICTION. (a) A municipal court, including a municipal...

Section 29.004. Judge - Sec. 29.004. JUDGE. (a) The judge and alternate judges of...

Section 29.005. Term of Office - Sec. 29.005. TERM OF OFFICE. The judge of a municipal...

Section 29.006. Temporary Replacement in General-Law Municipalities - Sec. 29.006. TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES. If a municipal...

Section 29.007. Municipal Court Panels or Divisions; Temporary Judges - Sec. 29.007. MUNICIPAL COURT PANELS OR DIVISIONS; TEMPORARY JUDGES. (a)...

Section 29.010. Clerk - Sec. 29.010. CLERK. (a) In a municipality that provides for...

Section 29.011. Vacancy - Sec. 29.011. VACANCY. The governing body of the municipality shall...

Section 29.013. Report to Texas Judicial Council - Sec. 29.013. REPORT TO TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL. (a) The secretary...

Section 29.014. Court Security Committee - Sec. 29.014. COURT SECURITY COMMITTEE. (a) The presiding or municipal...

Section 29.015. Location for Court Proceedings and Terms and Sessions of Court Following Certain Disasters - Sec. 29.015. LOCATION FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS AND TERMS AND SESSIONS...

Subchapter A. -1. Recusal or Disqualification of Municipal Judges

Section 29.051. Definitions - Sec. 29.051. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Active judge" means...

Section 29.052. Motion for Recusal or Disqualification - Sec. 29.052. MOTION FOR RECUSAL OR DISQUALIFICATION. (a) A party...

Section 29.053. Notice - Sec. 29.053. NOTICE. A party filing a motion for recusal...

Section 29.054. Statement Opposing or Concurring With Motion - Sec. 29.054. STATEMENT OPPOSING OR CONCURRING WITH MOTION. A party...

Section 29.055. Procedure Following Filing of Motion; Recusal or Disqualification Without Motion - Sec. 29.055. PROCEDURE FOLLOWING FILING OF MOTION; RECUSAL OR DISQUALIFICATION...

Section 29.056. Hearing on Motion - Sec. 29.056. HEARING ON MOTION. (a) A regional presiding judge...

Section 29.057. Procedure Following Granting of Motion - Sec. 29.057. PROCEDURE FOLLOWING GRANTING OF MOTION. (a) If a...

Section 29.058. Appeal - Sec. 29.058. APPEAL. (a) After a municipal court of record...

Section 29.059. Contempt - Sec. 29.059. CONTEMPT. If a party files a motion to...

Section 29.060. Compensation - Sec. 29.060. COMPENSATION. (a) An active judge who is assigned...

Subchapter B. Municipal Courts in Certain Cities

Section 29.101. Municipality of More Than 250,000 - Sec. 29.101. MUNICIPALITY OF MORE THAN 250,000. (a) A municipality...

Section 29.102. Municipality of 130,001 to 285,000 - Sec. 29.102. MUNICIPALITY OF 130,001 TO 285,000. (a) An incorporated...

Section 29.103. Municipal Courts in El Paso - Sec. 29.103. MUNICIPAL COURTS IN EL PASO. (a) The City...

Section 29.104. Municipal Court Proceedings Outside Corporate Limits - Sec. 29.104. MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEEDINGS OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS. The municipal...

Section 29.105. Municipal Court Proceedings in Municipality Participating in Police Department Contract - Sec. 29.105. MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEEDINGS IN MUNICIPALITY PARTICIPATING IN POLICE...