{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-51.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.001","heading":"APPEAL FROM JUSTICE COURT TO COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT.","body":"(a) In a case tried in justice court in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of costs, or in which the appeal is expressly provided by law, a party to a final judgment may appeal to the county court.\n(b) In a county in which the civil jurisdiction of the county court has been transferred to the district court, a party to a final judgment in a case covered by this section may appeal to the district court.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE D. APPEALS","CHAPTER 51. APPEALS","SUBCHAPTER A. APPEALS FROM JUSTICE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.51.htm#51.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"8a4c2226cb352816f518ba44a6484a334afab499d519662327e13f729a49bfbe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-43.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-51.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}