Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.01 — What courts have criminal jurisdiction
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 4: COURTS AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 4.01
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
The following courts have jurisdiction in criminal actions: 1. The Court of Criminal Appeals; 2. Courts of appeals, other than the Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District; 3. The district courts; 4. The criminal district courts; 5. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the district courts of Bexar County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, or Travis County that give preference to criminal cases and the magistrates appointed by the judges of the criminal district courts of Dallas County or Tarrant County; 6. The county courts; 7. All county courts at law with criminal jurisdiction; 8. County criminal courts; 9. Justice courts; 10. Municipal courts; 11. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the district courts of Lubbock County; 12. The magistrates appointed by the El Paso Council of Judges; 13. The magistrates appointed by the Collin County Commissioners Court; 14. The magistrates appointed by the Brazoria County Commissioners Court or the local administrative judge for Brazoria County; 15. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the district courts of Tom Green County; 16. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the district and statutory county courts of Denton County; and 17. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the district and statutory county courts of Grayson County.
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