Concurrent Jurisdiction

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.16, under Courts and Criminal Jurisdiction.

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.16

Art. 4.16. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION. When two or more courts have concurrent jurisdiction of any criminal offense, the court in which an indictment or a complaint shall first be filed shall retain jurisdiction except as provided in Article 4.12. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.