Tex. Government Code § 26.043
CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT JURISDICTION
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- Tex. Government Code § 26.043, CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT JURISDICTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/649147
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A county court does not have jurisdiction in:
(1) a suit to recover damages for slander or defamation of character;
(2) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on land;
(3) a suit in behalf of the state for escheat;
(4) a suit for divorce;
(5) a suit for the forfeiture of a corporate charter;
(6) a suit for the trial of the right to property valued at $500 or more and levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration, or attachment;
(7) an eminent domain case; or
(8) a suit for the recovery of land.