Opinion No.

Honorable Bob Bush Chairman Committee on Judiciary Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether a county court at law must be located at the county seat

Dear Representative Bush:

You ask whether the legislature may create a county court at law to sit at some location within the county other than the county seat.

Section 1 of article V of the Texas Constitution provides in part as follows:

The Legislature may establish such other courts as it may deem necessary and prescribe the jurisdiction and organization thereof. . . .

County courts at law are established under…