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Subchapter A. Definitions; General Rules
Section 15.001. Definitions - Sec. 15.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (a) "Principal office" means...
Section 15.002. Venue: General Rule - Sec. 15.002. VENUE: GENERAL RULE. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 15.003. Multiple Plaintiffs and Intervening Plaintiffs - Sec. 15.003. MULTIPLE PLAINTIFFS AND INTERVENING PLAINTIFFS. (a) In a...
Section 15.004. Mandatory Venue Provisions Governs Multiple Claims - Sec. 15.004. MANDATORY VENUE PROVISIONS GOVERNS MULTIPLE CLAIMS. In a...
Section 15.005. Multiple Defendants - Sec. 15.005. MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS. In a suit in which the...
Section 15.006. Venue Determined by Facts Existing at the Time of Accrual - Sec. 15.006. VENUE DETERMINED BY FACTS EXISTING AT THE TIME...
Section 15.007. Conflict With Certain Provisions - Sec. 15.007. CONFLICT WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding Sections 15.004, 15.005,...
Subchapter B. Mandatory Venue
Section 15.011. Land - Sec. 15.011. LAND. Actions for recovery of real property or...
Section 15.0115. Landlord-Tenant - Sec. 15.0115. LANDLORD-TENANT. (a) Except as provided by another statute...
Section 15.012. Injunction Against Suit - Sec. 15.012. INJUNCTION AGAINST SUIT. Actions to stay proceedings in...
Section 15.013. Injunction Against Execution of Judgment - Sec. 15.013. INJUNCTION AGAINST EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT. Actions to restrain...
Section 15.014. Head of State Department - Sec. 15.014. HEAD OF STATE DEPARTMENT. An action for mandamus...
Section 15.015. Counties - Sec. 15.015. COUNTIES. An action against a county shall be...
Section 15.0151. Certain Political Subdivisions - Sec. 15.0151. CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 15.016. Other Mandatory Venue - Sec. 15.016. OTHER MANDATORY VENUE. An action governed by any...
Section 15.017. Libel, Slander, or Invasion of Privacy - Sec. 15.017. LIBEL, SLANDER, OR INVASION OF PRIVACY. A suit...
Section 15.018. Federal Employers' Liability Act - Sec. 15.018. FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT. (a) This section only...
Section 15.0181. Jones Act - Sec. 15.0181. JONES ACT. (a) In this section: (1) "Coastal...
Section 15.019. Inmate Litigation - Sec. 15.019. INMATE LITIGATION. (a) Except as provided by Section...
Section 15.020. Major Transactions: Specification of Venue by Agreement - Sec. 15.020. MAJOR TRANSACTIONS: SPECIFICATION OF VENUE BY AGREEMENT. (a)...
Subchapter C. Permissive Venue
Section 15.031. Executor; Administrator; Guardian - Sec. 15.031. EXECUTOR; ADMINISTRATOR; GUARDIAN. If the suit is against...
Section 15.032. Insurance - Sec. 15.032. INSURANCE. Suit against fire, marine, or inland insurance...
Section 15.033. Breach of Warranty by Manufacturer - Sec. 15.033. BREACH OF WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER. A suit for...
Section 15.035. Contract in Writing - Sec. 15.035. CONTRACT IN WRITING. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 15.038. Other Permissive Venue - Sec. 15.038. OTHER PERMISSIVE VENUE. An action governed by any...
Section 15.039. Transient Person - Sec. 15.039. TRANSIENT PERSON. A transient person may be sued...
Subchapter D. General Provisions
Section 15.062. Counterclaims, Cross Claims, and Third-Party Claims - Sec. 15.062. COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS. (a) Venue...
Section 15.063. Transfer - Sec. 15.063. TRANSFER. The court, on motion filed and served...
Section 15.064. Hearings - Sec. 15.064. HEARINGS. (a) In all venue hearings, no factual...
Section 15.0641. Venue Rights of Multiple Defendants - Sec. 15.0641. VENUE RIGHTS OF MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS. In a suit...
Section 15.0642. Mandamus - Sec. 15.0642. MANDAMUS. A party may apply for a writ...
Section 15.065. Watercourse or Roadway Forming County Boundary - Sec. 15.065. WATERCOURSE OR ROADWAY FORMING COUNTY BOUNDARY. If a...
Section 15.066. Conflict With Rules of Civil Procedure - Sec. 15.066. CONFLICT WITH RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. Subject to...
Subchapter E. Suits Brought in Justice Court
Section 15.081. Application - Sec. 15.081. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies only to suits brought...
Section 15.082. Venue: General Rule - Sec. 15.082. VENUE: GENERAL RULE. Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 15.0821. Administrative Rules for Transfer - Sec. 15.0821. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR TRANSFER. The justices of the...
Section 15.083. Residence of a Single Man - Sec. 15.083. RESIDENCE OF A SINGLE MAN. A single man's...
Section 15.084. Forcible Entry and Detainer - Sec. 15.084. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER. A suit for forcible...
Section 15.085. Executor; Administrator; Guardian - Sec. 15.085. EXECUTOR; ADMINISTRATOR; GUARDIAN. A suit against an executor,...
Section 15.086. Counties - Sec. 15.086. COUNTIES. A suit against a county shall be...
Section 15.087. Option: Suit in Defendant's County of Residence - Sec. 15.087. OPTION: SUIT IN DEFENDANT'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. A...
Section 15.088. Nonresident; Residence Unknown - Sec. 15.088. NONRESIDENT; RESIDENCE UNKNOWN. A suit against a nonresident...
Section 15.089. Transient Person - Sec. 15.089. TRANSIENT PERSON. A suit against a transient person...
Section 15.090. Personal Property - Sec. 15.090. PERSONAL PROPERTY. A suit to recover personal property...
Section 15.091. Rents - Sec. 15.091. RENTS. A suit to recover rents may be...
Section 15.092. Contract - Sec. 15.092. CONTRACT. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...
Section 15.093. Torts - Sec. 15.093. TORTS. A tort suit for damages may be...
Section 15.094. Corporation; Association; Joint-Stock Company - Sec. 15.094. CORPORATION; ASSOCIATION; JOINT-STOCK COMPANY. A suit against a...
Section 15.095. Railroad Companies; Carriers - Sec. 15.095. RAILROAD COMPANIES; CARRIERS. A suit against a railroad...
Section 15.096. Steamboat or Other Vessel - Sec. 15.096. STEAMBOAT OR OTHER VESSEL. A suit against the...
Section 15.097. Insurance Companies - Sec. 15.097. INSURANCE COMPANIES. (a) A suit against a fire,...
Section 15.098. Pleading Requirements - Sec. 15.098. PLEADING REQUIREMENTS. If a suit is brought in...
Section 15.099. More Than One Justice - Sec. 15.099. MORE THAN ONE JUSTICE. If there is more...
Section 15.100. Disqualified Justice - Sec. 15.100. DISQUALIFIED JUSTICE. If the justice in the proper...