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''Texas Justice'' is a syndicated American arbitration-based reality
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. In the program, cases were run by former Houston attorney
Larry Joe Doherty Larry Joe Doherty or LJD (born July 29, 1946) is a Texas legal ethics Lawyer, attorney and former television star of the syndicated Court show, courtroom show ''Texas Justice''. He was the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic candidate ...
, and the program was recorded at the studios of
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station KRIV (Channel 26) in
Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
. The series lasted for 5 seasons in syndication from March 26, 2001 until May 20, 2005.
/ref> The show was canceled in September 2005. Living up to the court show's title, the program's look, music and style evoked a country rural presence and
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atmosphere. To boot, Doherty had an innate country
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and a ''
Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action fiction, action Crime drama, crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both the film and the series starring Chuck Norr ...
''-like aura about him. The show was replaced by ''
Judge Alex ''Judge Alex'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired police officer, lawyer, and Florida Judge Alex Ferrer. The series premiered on September 12, 2005, replacing '' Texas Justice'' on most of its stations ...
'', which also taped at KRIV for its first 5 seasons. ''
Judge Alex ''Judge Alex'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired police officer, lawyer, and Florida Judge Alex Ferrer. The series premiered on September 12, 2005, replacing '' Texas Justice'' on most of its stations ...
'' aired from September 12, 2005 – May 21, 2014. Reruns of the show have aired on CMT,
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, and
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as well as on the Nosey app during the 2018-19 season.


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* 2000s American legal television series 2001 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Court shows Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows filmed in Texas {{US-reality-tv-stub