Which authority creates courts at law in this jurisdiction?

• A. The Texas Constitution
• B. Federal statutes
• C. Judicial decisions
• D. Legislative acts

Answer: (C)

Courts at law are created by the legislature within the framework set by the state constitution. The constitution provides the general structure and powers of the judiciary, but it’s through legislative acts that specific courts are established, given jurisdiction, and funded. Judicial decisions interpret and apply these laws and can refine or expand court authority, but they don’t create new courts by themselves. Federal statutes don’t govern the creation of state courts, since that power resides in the state’s constitutional and legislative framework. So the mechanism to create courts at law is legislative acts operating under the state constitution.