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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 GOVERNMENT CODE
 Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH
 Subtitle A. COURTS
 Chapter 25. STATUTORY COUNTY COURTS  
 Subchapter C. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES  

  Sec. 25.0631. DENTON COUNTY    

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  • (a) Denton County has the following statutory county courts:

    (1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Denton County;

    (2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Denton County;

    (3) County Criminal Court No. 1 of Denton County;

    (4) County Criminal Court No. 2 of Denton County;

    (5) County Criminal Court No. 3 of Denton County;

    (6) County Criminal Court No. 4 of Denton County; and

    (7) County Criminal Court No. 5 of Denton County.

    (b) Denton County has one statutory probate court, the Probate Court of Denton County.

    (c) The statutory county courts of Denton County sit in the county seat or at another location in the county as assigned by the local administrative statutory county court judge. The statutory probate court of Denton County sits in the county seat and may conduct docket matters at other locations in the county as the statutory probate court judge considers necessary for the protection of wards or mental health respondents or as otherwise provided by law.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 557, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 267, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 536, Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 2002.