(a) Nueces County has the following statutory county courts:
(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Nueces County;
(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County;
(3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Nueces County;
(4) County Court at Law No. 4 of Nueces County; and
(5) County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County.
(b) The County Court at Law No. 1 of Nueces County and the County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County sit in Corpus Christi.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 25.1801

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(c) The County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County shall give preference to:
(1) any proceeding involving an order relating to a child in the possession or custody of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services or for whom the court has appointed a temporary or permanent managing conservator;
(2) proceedings under Title 3, Family Code; and
(3) mental health matters over which the court has jurisdiction under § 25.1802(a)(4).

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