Sec. 25.1801. NUECES COUNTY. (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.
(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 Section 25.1802(a)(4).
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.