Texas Government Code - Section 21.009. Definitions
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§ 21.009. DEFINITIONS. In this title:
(1) "County court" means the court created in each
county by Article V, Section 15, of the Texas Constitution.
(2) "Statutory county court" means a county court
created by the legislature under Article V, Section 1, of the Texas
Constitution, including county courts at law, county criminal
courts, county criminal courts of appeals, and county civil courts
at law, but does not include statutory probate courts as defined by
Section 3, Texas Probate Code.
(3) "County judge" means the judge of the county
court.
(4) "Statutory probate court" has the meaning assigned
by Section 3, Texas Probate Code.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, § 2.02, eff. Sept. 1,
1987. Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Government Code § 21.008 by
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, § 16.01(18), eff. Aug. 28,1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 394, § 1, eff. Aug. 26,
1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1991;
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 431, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 21.001 21.002 21.004 21.005 21.006 21.007 21.008 21.009 22.001 22.002 22.003 22.004 22.005 22.006 22.007
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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