Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 54.2803. Jurisdiction

(1) alleging an offense other than an offense punishable only as a Class C misdemeanor;

(2) for which a magistrate or judge has determined there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed the crime alleged;

(3) in which the defendant has been released or is confined in the Denton County jail; and

(4) in which either:

(1) hear a trial on the merits of an offense, except as provided by Section 54.2811(c); or

(2) take any action not specifically authorized by an order of referral from the judge presiding in a criminal case in which the defendant has been charged by information or indictment.

(1) on request of a presiding judge in a criminal case for which the defendant has been charged by information or indictment; or

(2) after a defendant has been transferred to the custody of the Denton County jail or released from custody on bond in Denton County.