Texas Local Government Code 361.027 – Courtrooms and Court Proceedings At Justice Center
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(a) A court of appeals or a district, county, justice, or municipal court with jurisdiction in the county or municipality in which a part of the justice center is located may maintain offices and courtrooms and may hold proceedings at the center, except that:
(1) only a justice court for the precinct in which the part of the justice center in this state is located may maintain an office and courtroom in the center; and
(2) a court of this state may not hold proceedings in the part of the center that is located in the other state.
(b) A court of the other state may hold proceedings in the part of the justice center that is located in this state.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 361.027
- 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.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005