{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-23.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 23.001","heading":"JUVENILE JURISDICTION.","body":"Each district court, county court, and statutory county court exercising any of the constitutional jurisdiction of either a county court or a district court has jurisdiction over juvenile matters and may be designated a juvenile court.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 168, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 23. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TRIAL COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.23.htm#23.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"13ed82b147f197db67198aeb4692af3e1a3a6ff34388010e27bfd5fdb5cea29f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-22a.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-23.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}