Which court handles appeals from the Commissioners Court?

• A. Court of Appeals
• B. Municipal Court
• C. District Court
• D. Court of Criminal Appeals

Answer: (C)

When a county’s Commissioners Court decision is challenged, the proper starting point for an appeal is the district court. The district court serves as the trial court level for reviewing county actions in civil matters, such as budgets, contracts, and other county decisions. The Court of Appeals reviews final judgments from district (and some county) courts later in the process, not as the first stop for county decisions. The Court of Criminal Appeals handles criminal cases only, and Municipal Court deals with city-level matters, not county actions. So the appeal from a Commissioners Court goes to the district court.