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Texas Government Code - Chapter 29 Municipal CourtsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 29 Municipal Courts Sponsored LinksIn this chapter, "municipality" means an incorporated city, town, or village. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. ... A municipal court is created in each municipality. A reference in state law to a "corporation court" means a "municipal court." Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ... (a) A municipal court, including a municipal court of record, shall have exclusive original jurisdiction within the municipality's territorial limits and property owned by the ... (a) The judge and alternate judges of the municipal court in a home-rule city are selected under the municipality's charter provisions relating to the election ... The judge of a municipal court serves for a term of office of two years unless the municipality provides for a longer term pursuant to ... If a municipal judge of a municipality incorporated under the general laws of this state is temporarily unable to act, the governing body may appoint ... (a) A home-rule city by charter or by ordinance may divide the municipal court into two or more panels or divisions, one of which shall ... (a) In a municipality that provides for the election of a municipal judge, the municipal court clerk is elected in the same manner unless by ... The governing body of the municipality shall by appointment fill a vacancy in the office of municipal judge or clerk for the remainder of the ... (a) If the judge of a municipal court is disqualified or recused in a pending case, the judge of another municipal court located in an ... (a) A municipality with a population of more than 250,000 may by ordinance establish two municipal courts. With the confirmation of the governing body of ... (a) An incorporated municipality with a population of 130,001 to 285,000 by ordinance may establish up to four additional municipal courts. The judge of each ... (a) The City of El Paso by ordinance may establish additional municipal courts as needed. The judge of each additional court must meet the same ... The municipal court of a municipality with a population of 700 or less may conduct its proceedings within the corporate limits of a contiguous incorporated ... A municipality that contracts with one or more municipalities for the operation of a joint police department may conduct its municipal court proceedings within the ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |