<P> Article V, Section 1, states: </P> <P> (t) he judicial power of this State shall be vested in one Supreme Court, in one Court of Criminal Appeals, in Courts of Appeals, in District Courts, in County Courts, in Commissioners Courts, in Courts of Justices of the Peace, and in such other courts as may be provided by law . The Legislature may establish such other courts as it may deem necessary and prescribe the jurisdiction and organization thereof, and may conform the jurisdiction of the district and other inferior courts thereto . </P> <P> As such, the Texas Legislature has created additional courts to address caseload pressures driven by population growth in different areas of the state . District courts are (usually) consecutively numbered regardless of whether they are specialize to handle criminal, civil, or family matters (though in some counties, Criminal District Courts have separate numbering systems, an example being Dallas County which has seven such courts numbered 1 through 11). The highest numbers indicate that the court was created recently, but the number alone provides no clue as to location of the new court and the appellate district within which it is located . As such, a comprehensive list of Dallas courts can be found to include 60 courts in Dallas . </P> <P> Further sections of Article V spell out the basic requirements for each court's jurisdiction and for its officers . </P>

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