Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 31.004
Effect of Adjudication in Lower Trial Court

(a)

A judgment or a determination of fact or law in a proceeding in a lower trial court is not res judicata and is not a basis for estoppel by judgment in a proceeding in a district court, except that a judgment rendered in a lower trial court is binding on the parties thereto as to recovery or denial of recovery.

(b)

This section does not apply to a judgment in probate, guardianship, mental health , or other matter in which a lower trial court has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction on a basis other than the amount in controversy.

(c)

For the purposes of this section, a “lower trial court” is a small claims court, a justice of the peace court, a county court, or a statutory county court.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 31.004 — Effect of Adjudication in Lower Trial Court, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­31.­htm#31.­004 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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