Texas Government Code 30.00137 – Appellate Court Jurisdiction
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(a) The appellate court has exclusive jurisdiction over all appeals from the municipal courts of record of the city. The county courts at law of El Paso County have no jurisdiction over appeals from municipal courts.
(b) The appellate court and the judge of that court have the power in criminal law matters to issue to the municipal courts and judges of those courts the writs of mandamus, procedendo, prohibition, injunction, and other writs necessary to protect the appellate court’s jurisdiction or enforce its judgments.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 30.00137
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The appellate court has the power on affidavit or otherwise to ascertain matters of fact necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction.
(d) The judge of the appellate court is a magistrate within the meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965.