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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Texas courts canonical 4
Texas court system 2
Texas state court system 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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