Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. § 45A.202. Appeal

(a) An appeal from a justice or municipal court, including an appeal from a final judgment in a bond forfeiture proceeding, shall be heard by the county court or, if the county court has no jurisdiction over the case, the proper court in the county.

(b) A de novo trial shall be held on appeal unless the appeal is:

(c) An appeal may not be dismissed because of:

(d) In an appeal from the judgment and sentence of a justice or municipal court, if the defendant is in custody, the defendant shall be committed to jail unless the defendant is released on bail.

(e) If the court that issued the judgment and sentence being appealed is in session, the court must approve the bail.