Tex.
Gov't Code Section 25.0021
Jurisdiction
(a)
If this section conflicts with a specific provision for a particular statutory probate court or county, the specific provision controls, except that this section controls over a specific provision for a particular court or county if the specific provision attempts to create jurisdiction in a statutory probate court other than jurisdiction over probate, guardianship, mental health, or eminent domain proceedings.(b)
A statutory probate court as that term is defined in Section 22.007 (Court; County Court, Probate Court, and Statutory Probate Court)(c), Estates Code, has:(1)
the general jurisdiction of a probate court as provided by the Estates Code; and(2)
the jurisdiction provided by law for a county court to hear and determine actions, cases, matters, or proceedings instituted under:(A)
Section 166.046 (Procedure if Not Effectuating Directive or Treatment Decision for Certain Patients), 192.027 (Registration by Judicial Order), 193.007 (Delayed Registration of Death), 552.015 (Investigation to Determine Means of Support), 552.019 (Filing of Claims), 711.004 (Removal of Remains), or 714.003 (Abandoned Plots in Private Cemeteries), Health and Safety Code;(B)
Chapter 462 (Treatment of Persons with Chemical Dependencies), Health and Safety Code; or(C)
Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
Source:
Section 25.0021 — Jurisdiction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.25.htm#25.0021 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
