{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 26.043","heading":"CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT JURISDICTION.","body":"A county court does not have jurisdiction in:\n(1) a suit to recover damages for slander or defamation of character;\n(2) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on land;\n(3) a suit in behalf of the state for escheat;\n(4) a suit for divorce;\n(5) a suit for the forfeiture of a corporate charter;\n(6) a suit for the trial of the right to property valued at $500 or more and levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration, or attachment;\n(7) an eminent domain case; or\n(8) a suit for the recovery of land.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 1.40, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 26. CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY COURTS","SUBCHAPTER D. JURISDICTION AND POWERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.26.htm#26.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d21b2d82fad3dd9727e897f674a09a25db0d6787f0881b6f7404eedba7d65dce","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-26.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}