JURISDICTION.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 24.007.
in effect(a) The district court has the jurisdiction provided by Article V, Section 8 , of the Texas Constitution.
(b) A district court has original jurisdiction of a civil matter in which the amount in controversy is more than $500, exclusive of interest.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79 ), Sec. 3.02, eff. January 1, 2012.