Tex. Gov't Code § 24.007 : GOVERNMENT CODE — JUDICIAL BRANCH — COURTS — DISTRICT COURTS — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Jurisdiction

(a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution.
(b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 24.007

Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 3.02, eff. 1/1/2012.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.36, eff. 9/1/1987.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.
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