{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.007","heading":"JURISDICTION.","body":"(a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8, of the Texas Constitution.\n(b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.36, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 3.02, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 24. DISTRICT COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm#24.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fcfb2e9b449e7ae78d53321aed7c1e6dd6f7c19deaad6f1af2d5dce4fe6334e6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}