Texas Government Code 27.033 – Other Powers
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 27.033
- 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.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
A justice of the peace may:
(1) exercise jurisdiction over other matters cognizable before a justice of the peace under any law of this state; and
(2) proceed with all unfinished business of the office as if the business had been originally begun before that justice.