Vocational & Rehabilitation Experts in Texas

Court structure in Texas

Texas's trial courts are the District Court, the County Court at Law, the Constitutional County Court, the Justice Court, the Business Court, the Statutory Probate Court and the Municipal Court; appeals are heard by the Courts of Appeals and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; the Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort in civil and juvenile cases and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in criminal cases. The federal districts sitting in Texas are the Northern District of Texas, the Southern District of Texas, the Eastern District of Texas and the Western District of Texas. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: Texas Judicial Branch, Court Structure of Texas (October 2026): the Supreme Court has final appellate jurisdiction in civil and juvenile cases and the Court of Criminal Appeals in criminal cases; the 15th Court of Appeals has statewide jurisdiction; district courts have original jurisdiction in divorce and felony criminal matters; statutory county courts hear civil matters between $200 and $325,000, and some courts may have a higher maximum; constitutional county courts hear civil actions between $200 and $20,000 and probate matters; statutory probate courts are limited primarily to probate, mental health and guardianship matters; justice courts hear civil actions of not more than $20,000 and small claims; the Business Court shares civil jurisdiction with the district courts in certain complex business disputes when the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million, and has no jurisdiction over claims for bodily injury or death (reviewed 2026-10-12); Texas Judicial Branch, Trial Courts: the district courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction, with original jurisdiction in felony and divorce cases, and most try both criminal and civil cases; constitutional county courts hear Class A and Class B misdemeanors; county courts at law may share jurisdiction with the county and district courts; statutory probate courts sit in the more populated counties; justice courts hear Class C misdemeanors and small claims; municipal courts hear city ordinance violations and Class C misdemeanors (reviewed 2026-10-12); Texas Judicial Branch, Courts of Appeals: the First through Fourteenth Courts of Appeals hear civil and criminal appeals from district and county courts, each in its own region of the state; the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has statewide civil intermediate appellate jurisdiction (reviewed 2026-10-12); Texas Business Court, About the Texas Business Court: a statewide, specialized trial court created to resolve certain complex business disputes (reviewed 2026-10-12); Texas Legislature, Government Code, Business Court: civil jurisdiction concurrent with district courts in listed business actions in which the amount in controversy exceeds $5 million (reviewed 2026-10-12); Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, home page: Texas' highest court for criminal cases (reviewed 2026-10-12); Texas Legislature, Government Code, Statutory County Courts: in some counties, among them Angelina County, a county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings (reviewed 2026-10-12)

Forums and agencies in Texas

Workers' compensation claims arising in Texas are heard before the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation; the Texas Workforce Commission, Vocational Rehabilitation Division (TWC-VR) is Texas's public vocational rehabilitation agency. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (Commissioner of Workers' Compensation) (reviewed 2026-09-11)

Expert disclosure in Texas

KWVRS provides vocational, economic, and life care expert services for attorneys handling matters venued in Texas. The state's district courts hear civil matters venued in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, and El Paso.

• KWVRS supports plaintiff and defense counsel in Texas across personal injury, motor vehicle, products, energy-industry, employment, and complex commercial matters.
• Texas's pretrial expert disclosure framework calls for affirmative disclosures tied to the discovery period rather than to the trial date; attorneys confirm the specific scope and timing for their case.

Attorneys confirm the governing rule and timing for their case. Read the Texas expert disclosure page.