Texas courts

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Texas courts are the state judicial bodies responsible for interpreting and applying Texas law, resolving civil and criminal disputes, and overseeing the administration of justice throughout the state.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch institution ⓘ
state court system ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System ⓘ
appliesLaw Texas Constitution ⓘ
Texas administrative regulations ⓘ
Texas common law ⓘ
Texas statutes ⓘ
linked to: Texas Codes
branchOfGovernment Judicial Branch of Texas ⓘ
canReview actions of Texas executive agencies ⓘ
local government actions in Texas ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
courtOfLastResortForCivilCases Supreme Court of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas Supreme Court
courtOfLastResortForCriminalCases Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ
employs Texas court clerks ⓘ
Texas court reporters ⓘ
Texas state judges ⓘ
feature bifurcated court of last resort system ⓘ
function oversee administration of justice in Texas ⓘ
resolve civil disputes ⓘ
resolve criminal cases ⓘ
review administrative actions ⓘ
governedBy Texas Constitution Article V ⓘ
handlesCaseType civil law cases ⓘ
criminal law cases ⓘ
family law matters ⓘ
juvenile matters ⓘ
probate and estate matters ⓘ
small claims ⓘ
traffic offenses ⓘ
hasIntermediateCourt Texas Courts of Appeals ⓘ
hasSpecializedCourt family law courts in Texas ⓘ
juvenile courts in Texas ⓘ
probate courts in Texas ⓘ
hasTopCourt Supreme Court of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas Supreme Court

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ⓘ
hasTrialCourt Texas county courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas County Courts

Texas district courts ⓘ
constitutional county courts ⓘ
justice of the peace courts ⓘ
municipal courts ⓘ
statutory county courts ⓘ
statutory probate courts ⓘ
interprets Texas law ⓘ
linked to: Texas state law
jurisdiction State of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas
language English ⓘ
overseenBy Texas Judicial Branch ⓘ
relatedTo federal courts in Texas ⓘ
structure multi-level court system ⓘ
uses jury system ⓘ

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Texas Government Code → enforcedBy → Texas courts ⓘ
Article I of the Texas Constitution → enforcedBy → Texas courts ⓘ
subject linked to: Article I
Trial of Jack Ruby → legalSystem → Texas state court system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Courts of Appeals → partOf → Texas court system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas District Courts → partOf → Texas court system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Natural Resources Code → appliesIn → Texas state courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Penal Code → usedBy → Texas courts ⓘ
Texas Rules of Evidence → appliesTo → Texas state courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Driver License Division → worksWith → Texas courts ⓘ
18th Judicial District of Texas → partOf → Texas state court system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Dallas City Charter → interpretedBy → courts of the State of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
85th Judicial District Court of Texas → partOf → Texas state court system ⓘ
subject linked to: 85th Judicial District of Texas
linked to: Texas courts
Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas → partOf → Texas judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure → appliesTo → Texas state courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Statutory Probate Courts → partOf → Texas judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Rules of Civil Procedure → appliesTo → Texas state courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Codes → enforcedBy → Texas state courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas Justice Courts → partOf → Texas judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Texas defense attorneys → operatesInLegalSystem → Texas state courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Nathan L. Hecht → legalSystem → Texas legal system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
Harris County criminal courts → partOf → Texas state court system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts