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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 25.0021. Jurisdiction

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) If this section conflicts with a specific provision for a particular statutory probate court or county, the specific provision controls, except that this section controls over a specific provision for a particular court or county if the specific provision attempts to create jurisdiction in a statutory probate court other than jurisdiction over probate, guardianship, mental health, or eminent domain proceedings.

(b) A statutory probate court as that term is defined in Section 22.007(c), Estates Code, has:

(1) the general jurisdiction of a probate court as provided by the Estates Code; and

(2) the jurisdiction provided by law for a county court to hear and determine actions, cases, matters, or proceedings instituted under:

(A) Section 166.046, 192.027, 193.007, 552.015, 552.019, 711.004, or 714.003, Health and Safety Code;

(B) Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code;  1 or

(C) Subtitle C  2 or D,  3 Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Expired.

1 V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 462.001 et seq.
2 V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 571.001 et seq.
3 V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 591.001 et seq.
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