Sec. 161.256. JURISDICTION OF COURTS  


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  • A justice court or municipal court may exercise jurisdiction over any matter in which a court under this subchapter may:

    (1) impose a requirement that a defendant attend a tobacco awareness program or perform tobacco-related community service; or

    (2) order the suspension or denial of a driver's license or permit.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.