Texas § GV.25.0007 - JURIES

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§ GV.25.0007. JURIES

JURIES; PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE. (a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342 ), Sec. 34(1), eff. September 1, 2020. (b) Practice in a statutory county court is that prescribed by law for county courts, except that practice, procedure, rules of evidence, issuance of process and writs, the drawing of jury panels, the selection of jurors, and all other matters pertaining to the conduct of trials and hearings in the statutory county courts that involve those matters of concurrent jurisdiction with district courts are governed by the laws and rules pertaining to the district courts in the county in which the statutory county court is located. This section does not affect local rules of administration adopted under Section 74.093 . (c) In a civil case pending in a statutory county court in which the matter in controversy exceeds $325,000, the jury shall be composed of 12 members unless all of the parties agree to a jury composed of a lesser number of jurors. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79 ), Sec. 4.04, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2020. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (S.B. 2342 ), Sec. 34(1), eff. September 1, 2020. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16 ), Sec. 2.04, eff. December 4, 2025.

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