Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal

Section 6.004. School Districts Exempt From Security for Court Costs and Appeal Bond - Sec. 6.004. SCHOOL DISTRICTS EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS...

Chapter 7 - Liability of Court Officers

Subchapter A. Liability of Officer

Section 7.001. Liability for Refusal or Neglect in Performance of Official Duties - Sec. 7.001. LIABILITY FOR REFUSAL OR NEGLECT IN PERFORMANCE OF...

Section 7.002. Liability for Deposits Pending Suit - Sec. 7.002. LIABILITY FOR DEPOSITS PENDING SUIT. (a) An officer...

Section 7.003. Liability Regarding Execution of Writs - Sec. 7.003. LIABILITY REGARDING EXECUTION OF WRITS. (a) Except as...

Subchapter B. Liability of Attorney

Section 7.011. Attorney's Liability for Costs - Sec. 7.011. ATTORNEY'S LIABILITY FOR COSTS. An attorney who is...

Subchapter C. Suit on Official Bonds

Section 7.021. Suit on Official Bonds - Sec. 7.021. SUIT ON OFFICIAL BONDS. Suit may be brought...

Chapter 8 - State Exemption From Certain Fees: Fees Paid by Opposing Party

Section 8.01. State Exemption - Sec. 8.01. STATE EXEMPTION. The state is exempt from the...

Section 8.02. Fee Paid by Opposing Party - Sec. 8.02. FEE PAID BY OPPOSING PARTY. If the state...

Chapter 9 - Frivolous Pleadings and Claims

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 9.001. Definitions - Sec. 9.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Claimant" means a...

Section 9.002. Applicability - Sec. 9.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to an action...

Section 9.003. Texas Rules of Civil Procedure - Sec. 9.003. TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. This chapter does...

Section 9.004. Applicability - Sec. 9.004. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to the...

Subchapter B. Signing of Pleadings

Section 9.011. Signing of Pleadings - Sec. 9.011. SIGNING OF PLEADINGS. The signing of a pleading...

Section 9.012. Violation; Sanction - Sec. 9.012. VIOLATION; SANCTION. (a) At the trial of the...

Section 9.013. Report to Grievance Committee - Sec. 9.013. REPORT TO GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (a) If the court...

Section 9.014. Pleadings Not Frivolous - Sec. 9.014. PLEADINGS NOT FRIVOLOUS. (a) A general denial does...

Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions

Section 10.001. Signing of Pleadings and Motions - Sec. 10.001. SIGNING OF PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS. The signing of...

Section 10.002. Motion for Sanctions - Sec. 10.002. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS. (a) A party may make...

Section 10.003. Notice and Opportunity to Respond - Sec. 10.003. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. The court shall...

Section 10.004. Violation; Sanction - Sec. 10.004. VIOLATION; SANCTION. (a) A court that determines that...

Section 10.005. Order - Sec. 10.005. ORDER. A court shall describe in an order...

Section 10.006. Conflict - Sec. 10.006. CONFLICT. Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the supreme...

Chapter 11 - Vexatious Litigants

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 11.001. Definitions - Sec. 11.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Defendant" means a...

Section 11.002. Applicability - Sec. 11.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to...

Subchapter B. Vexatious Litigants

Section 11.051. Motion for Order Determining Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant and Requesting Security - Sec. 11.051. MOTION FOR ORDER DETERMINING PLAINTIFF A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT...

Section 11.052. Stay of Proceedings on Filing of Motion - Sec. 11.052. STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON FILING OF MOTION. (a)...

Section 11.053. Hearing - Sec. 11.053. HEARING. (a) On receipt of a motion under...

Section 11.054. Criteria for Finding Plaintiff a Vexatious Litigant - Sec. 11.054. CRITERIA FOR FINDING PLAINTIFF A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT. A...

Section 11.055. Security - Sec. 11.055. SECURITY. (a) A court shall order the plaintiff...

Section 11.056. Dismissal for Failure to Furnish Security - Sec. 11.056. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH SECURITY. The court...

Section 11.057. Dismissal on the Merits - Sec. 11.057. DISMISSAL ON THE MERITS. If the litigation is...

Subchapter C. Prohibiting Filing of New Litigation

Section 11.101. Prefiling Order; Contempt - Sec. 11.101. PREFILING ORDER; CONTEMPT. (a) A court may, on...

Section 11.102. Permission by Local Administrative Judge - Sec. 11.102. PERMISSION BY LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE. (a) A vexatious...

Section 11.103. Duties of Clerk - Sec. 11.103. DUTIES OF CLERK. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 11.1035. Mistaken Filing - Sec. 11.1035. MISTAKEN FILING. (a) If the clerk mistakenly files...

Section 11.104. Notice to Office of Court Administration; Dissemination of List - Sec. 11.104. NOTICE TO OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION; DISSEMINATION OF...

Chapter 12 - Liability Related to a Fraudulent Court Record or a Fraudulent Lien or Claim Filed Against Real or Personal Property

Section 12.001. Definitions - Sec. 12.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Court record" has...

Section 12.002. Liability - Sec. 12.002. LIABILITY. (a) A person may not make, present,...

Section 12.003. Cause of Action - Sec. 12.003. CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) The following persons may...

Section 12.004. Venue - Sec. 12.004. VENUE. An action under this chapter may be...

Section 12.005. Filing Fees - Sec. 12.005. FILING FEES. (a) The fee for filing an...

Section 12.006. Plaintiff's Costs - Sec. 12.006. PLAINTIFF'S COSTS. (a) The court shall award the...

Section 12.007. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 12.007. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This law is cumulative...

Chapter 13 - Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs

Section 13.001. Dismissal of Action - Sec. 13.001. DISMISSAL OF ACTION. (a) A court in which...

Section 13.002. Judgment - Sec. 13.002. JUDGMENT. Judgment may be rendered for costs at...

Section 13.003. Free Transcript of Statement of Facts on Appeal - Sec. 13.003. FREE TRANSCRIPT OF STATEMENT OF FACTS ON APPEAL....

Section 13.004. Inapplicability to Certain Claims - Sec. 13.004. INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CLAIMS. This chapter does not...

Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation

Section 14.001. Definitions - Sec. 14.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Claim" means a...

Section 14.002. Scope of Chapter - Sec. 14.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies only...

Section 14.003. Dismissal of Claim - Sec. 14.003. DISMISSAL OF CLAIM. (a) A court may dismiss...

Section 14.004. Affidavit Relating to Previous Filings - Sec. 14.004. AFFIDAVIT RELATING TO PREVIOUS FILINGS. (a) An inmate...

Section 14.005. Grievance System Decision; Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies - Sec. 14.005. GRIEVANCE SYSTEM DECISION; EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES. (a)...

Section 14.006. Court Fees, Court Costs, Other Costs - Sec. 14.006. COURT FEES, COURT COSTS, OTHER COSTS. (a) A...

Section 14.007. Other Costs - Sec. 14.007. OTHER COSTS. (a) An order of a court...

Section 14.008. Hearing - Sec. 14.008. HEARING. (a) The court may hold a hearing...

Section 14.009. Submission of Evidence - Sec. 14.009. SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE. (a) The court may request...

Section 14.010. Dismissal of Claim - Sec. 14.010. DISMISSAL OF CLAIM. (a) The court may enter...

Section 14.011. Effect on Other Claims - Sec. 14.011. EFFECT ON OTHER CLAIMS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 14.012. Questionnaire - Sec. 14.012. QUESTIONNAIRE. To implement this chapter, a court may...

Section 14.013. Review and Recommendation by Magistrates - Sec. 14.013. REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY MAGISTRATES. (a) The supreme...

Section 14.014. Conflict With Texas Rules of Civil Procedure - Sec. 14.014. CONFLICT WITH TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. Notwithstanding...

Subtitle B - Trial Matters

Chapter 15 - Venue

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...

Chapter 16 - Limitations

Subchapter A. Limitations of Personal Actions

Section 16.001. Effect of Disability - Sec. 16.001. EFFECT OF DISABILITY. (a) For the purposes of...

Section 16.002. One-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.002. ONE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person must bring...

Section 16.003. Two-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.003. TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 16.0031. Asbestos-Related or Silica-Related Injuries - Sec. 16.0031. ASBESTOS-RELATED OR SILICA-RELATED INJURIES. (a) In an action...

Section 16.004. Four-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.004. FOUR-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person must bring...

Section 16.0045. Limitations Period for Claims Arising From Certain Offenses - Sec. 16.0045. LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM CERTAIN OFFENSES....

Section 16.005. Action for Closing Street or Road - Sec. 16.005. ACTION FOR CLOSING STREET OR ROAD. (a) A...

Section 16.006. Carriers of Property - Sec. 16.006. CARRIERS OF PROPERTY. (a) A carrier of property...

Section 16.007. Return of Execution - Sec. 16.007. RETURN OF EXECUTION. A person must bring suit...

Section 16.008. Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Furnishing Design, Planning, or Inspection of Construction of Improvements - Sec. 16.008. ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS FURNISHING...

Section 16.009. Persons Furnishing Construction or Repair of Improvements - Sec. 16.009. PERSONS FURNISHING CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF IMPROVEMENTS. (a)...

Section 16.010. Misappropriation of Trade Secrets - Sec. 16.010. MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS. (a) A person must...

Section 16.011. Surveyors - Sec. 16.011. SURVEYORS. (a) A person must bring suit for...

Section 16.012. Products Liability - Sec. 16.012. PRODUCTS LIABILITY. (a) In this section: (1) "Claimant,"...

Section 16.013. Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Firms - Sec. 16.013. REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS AND APPRAISAL FIRMS. (a) In...

Subchapter B. Limitations of Real Property Actions

Section 16.021. Definitions - Sec. 16.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Adverse possession" means...

Section 16.022. Effect of Disability - Sec. 16.022. EFFECT OF DISABILITY. (a) For the purposes of...

Section 16.023. Tacking of Successive Interests - Sec. 16.023. TACKING OF SUCCESSIVE INTERESTS. To satisfy a limitations...

Section 16.024. Adverse Possession: Three-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.024. ADVERSE POSSESSION: THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. A person must...

Section 16.025. Adverse Possession: Five-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.025. ADVERSE POSSESSION: FIVE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person...

Section 16.026. Adverse Possession: 10-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.026. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 10-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person...

Section 16.0265. Adverse Possession by Cotenant Heir: 15-Year Combined Limitations Period - Sec. 16.0265. ADVERSE POSSESSION BY COTENANT HEIR: 15-YEAR COMBINED LIMITATIONS...

Section 16.027. Adverse Possession: 25-Year Limitations Period Notwithstanding Disability - Sec. 16.027. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 25-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD NOTWITHSTANDING DISABILITY. A...

Section 16.028. Adverse Possession With Recorded Instrument: 25-Year Limitations Period - Sec. 16.028. ADVERSE POSSESSION WITH RECORDED INSTRUMENT: 25-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD....

Section 16.029. Evidence of Title to Land by Limitations - Sec. 16.029. EVIDENCE OF TITLE TO LAND BY LIMITATIONS. (a)...

Section 16.030. Title Through Adverse Possession - Sec. 16.030. TITLE THROUGH ADVERSE POSSESSION. (a) If an action...

Section 16.031. Enclosed Land - Sec. 16.031. ENCLOSED LAND. (a) A tract of land that...

Section 16.032. Adjacent Land - Sec. 16.032. ADJACENT LAND. Possession of land that belongs to...

Section 16.033. Technical Defects in Instrument - Sec. 16.033. TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN INSTRUMENT. (a) A person with...

Section 16.034. Attorney's Fees - Sec. 16.034. ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) In a suit for the...

Section 16.035. Lien on Real Property - Sec. 16.035. LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY. (a) A person must...

Section 16.036. Extension of Real Property Lien - Sec. 16.036. EXTENSION OF REAL PROPERTY LIEN. (a) The party...

Section 16.037. Effect of Extension of Real Property Lien on Third Parties - Sec. 16.037. EFFECT OF EXTENSION OF REAL PROPERTY LIEN ON...

Section 16.038. Rescission or Waiver of Accelerated Maturity Date - Sec. 16.038. RESCISSION OR WAIVER OF ACCELERATED MATURITY DATE. (a)...

Subchapter C. Residual Limitations Period

Section 16.051. Residual Limitations Period - Sec. 16.051. RESIDUAL LIMITATIONS PERIOD. Every action for which there...

Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 16.061. Rights Not Barred - Sec. 16.061. RIGHTS NOT BARRED. (a) A right of action...

Section 16.062. Effect of Death - Sec. 16.062. EFFECT OF DEATH. (a) The death of a...

Section 16.063. Temporary Absence From State - Sec. 16.063. TEMPORARY ABSENCE FROM STATE. The absence from this...

Section 16.064. Effect of Lack of Jurisdiction - Sec. 16.064. EFFECT OF LACK OF JURISDICTION. (a) The period...

Section 16.065. Acknowledgment of Claim - Sec. 16.065. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CLAIM. An acknowledgment of the justness...

Section 16.066. Action on Foreign Judgment - Sec. 16.066. ACTION ON FOREIGN JUDGMENT. (a) An action on...

Section 16.067. Claim Incurred Prior to Arrival in This State - Sec. 16.067. CLAIM INCURRED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN THIS STATE....

Section 16.069. Counterclaim or Cross Claim - Sec. 16.069. COUNTERCLAIM OR CROSS CLAIM. (a) If a counterclaim...

Section 16.070. Contractual Limitations Period - Sec. 16.070. CONTRACTUAL LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 16.071. Notice Requirements - Sec. 16.071. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A contract stipulation that requires...

Section 16.072. Saturday, Sunday, or Holiday - Sec. 16.072. SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY. If the last day...

Chapter 17 - Parties; Citation; Long-Arm Jurisdiction

Subchapter A. Parties to Suit

Section 17.001. Suit on Contract With Several Obligors or Parties Conditionally Liable - Sec. 17.001. SUIT ON CONTRACT WITH SEVERAL OBLIGORS OR PARTIES...

Section 17.002. Suit Against Estate for Land Title - Sec. 17.002. SUIT AGAINST ESTATE FOR LAND TITLE. In a...

Section 17.003. Suit Against Nonresident or Transient Property Owner - Sec. 17.003. SUIT AGAINST NONRESIDENT OR TRANSIENT PROPERTY OWNER. For...

Section 17.004. Suit Against Unknown Heirs or Unknown Stockholders of Defunct Corporation - Sec. 17.004. SUIT AGAINST UNKNOWN HEIRS OR UNKNOWN STOCKHOLDERS OF...

Section 17.005. Suit Against Unknown Landowner - Sec. 17.005. SUIT AGAINST UNKNOWN LANDOWNER. (a) A person may...

Subchapter B. Citation Generally

Section 17.021. Service on Certain Noncorporate Business Agents - Sec. 17.021. SERVICE ON CERTAIN NONCORPORATE BUSINESS AGENTS. (a) In...

Section 17.022. Service on Partnership - Sec. 17.022. SERVICE ON PARTNERSHIP. Citation served on one member...

Section 17.023. Service on Joint-Stock Association - Sec. 17.023. SERVICE ON JOINT-STOCK ASSOCIATION. (a) In an action...

Section 17.024. Service on Political Subdivision - Sec. 17.024. SERVICE ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) In a suit...

Section 17.025. Assessment of Postage Cost for Mail Service - Sec. 17.025. ASSESSMENT OF POSTAGE COST FOR MAIL SERVICE. (a)...

Section 17.026. Service on Secretary of State - Sec. 17.026. SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) In an...

Section 17.027. Preparation and Service - Sec. 17.027. PREPARATION AND SERVICE. (a) The plaintiff or his...

Section 17.028. Service on Financial Institutions - Sec. 17.028. SERVICE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. (a) In this section,...

Section 17.029. Service on Inmate of Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Sec. 17.029. SERVICE ON INMATE OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL...

Section 17.030. Return of Service - Sec. 17.030. RETURN OF SERVICE. (a) The supreme court shall...

Section 17.031. Expedited Foreclosure Proceedings - Sec. 17.031. EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. For a power of sale...

Section 17.032. Citation by Publication - Sec. 17.032. CITATION BY PUBLICATION. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or...

Section 17.033. Substituted Service Through Social Media Presence - Sec. 17.033. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. (a) If...

Subchapter C. Long-Arm Jurisdiction in Suit on Business Transaction or Tort

Section 17.041. Definition - Sec. 17.041. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "nonresident" includes: (1) an...

Section 17.042. Acts Constituting Business in This State - Sec. 17.042. ACTS CONSTITUTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. In addition...

Section 17.043. Service on Person in Charge of Business - Sec. 17.043. SERVICE ON PERSON IN CHARGE OF BUSINESS. In...

Section 17.044. Substituted Service on Secretary of State - Sec. 17.044. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The...

Section 17.045. Notice to Nonresident - Sec. 17.045. NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT. (a) If the secretary of...

Subchapter D. Long-Arm Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Motor Vehicle Operator

Section 17.061. Definitions - Sec. 17.061. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Agent" includes a...

Section 17.062. Substituted Service on Chairman of Texas Transportation Commission - Sec. 17.062. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ON CHAIRMAN OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION....

Section 17.063. Method of Service; Notice to Nonresident - Sec. 17.063. METHOD OF SERVICE; NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT. (a) A...

Section 17.064. Same Effect as Personal Service - Sec. 17.064. SAME EFFECT AS PERSONAL SERVICE. Service on the...

Section 17.065. Failed Substituted Service - Sec. 17.065. FAILED SUBSTITUTED SERVICE. (a) If the notice of...

Section 17.066. Return - Sec. 17.066. RETURN. An officer who serves process on the...

Section 17.067. Default Judgment - Sec. 17.067. DEFAULT JUDGMENT. If process is served on the...

Section 17.068. Continuance or Postponement - Sec. 17.068. CONTINUANCE OR POSTPONEMENT. A court may continue or...

Section 17.069. Chairman's Certificate - Sec. 17.069. CHAIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE. (a) On request of any party...

Subchapter E. Citation of Nonresidents--Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 17.091. Substituted Service in Delinquent Tax Cases - Sec. 17.091. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE IN DELINQUENT TAX CASES. (a) In...

Section 17.092. Service on Nonresident Utility Supplier - Sec. 17.092. SERVICE ON NONRESIDENT UTILITY SUPPLIER. A nonresident individual...

Section 17.093. Service on Foreign Railway - Sec. 17.093. SERVICE ON FOREIGN RAILWAY. In addition to other...

Chapter 18 - Evidence

Subchapter A. Documentary Evidence

Section 18.001. Affidavit Concerning Cost and Necessity of Services - Sec. 18.001. AFFIDAVIT CONCERNING COST AND NECESSITY OF SERVICES. (a)...

Section 18.002. Form of Affidavit - Sec. 18.002. FORM OF AFFIDAVIT. (a) An affidavit concerning cost...

Subchapter B. Presumptions

Section 18.031. Foreign Interest Rate - Sec. 18.031. FOREIGN INTEREST RATE. Unless the interest rate of...

Section 18.032. Traffic Control Device Presumed to Be Lawful - Sec. 18.032. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE PRESUMED TO BE LAWFUL. (a)...

Section 18.033. State Land Records - Sec. 18.033. STATE LAND RECORDS. (a) In a dispute between...

Subchapter C. Admissibility

Section 18.061. Communications of Sympathy - Sec. 18.061. COMMUNICATIONS OF SYMPATHY. (a) A court in a...

Section 18.062. Certain Information Relating to Identity Theft - Sec. 18.062. CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO IDENTITY THEFT. (a) Except...

Subchapter D. Certain Losses

Section 18.091. Proof of Certain Losses; Jury Instruction - Sec. 18.091. PROOF OF CERTAIN LOSSES; JURY INSTRUCTION. (a) Notwithstanding...

Chapter 19 - Lost Records

Section 19.001. Application of Chapter - Sec. 19.001. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to: (1)...

Section 19.002. Parol Proof - Sec. 19.002. PAROL PROOF. A person may supply a lost,...

Section 19.003. Application for Relief - Sec. 19.003. APPLICATION FOR RELIEF. (a) To supply a record...

Section 19.004. Citation - Sec. 19.004. CITATION. (a) If an application is filed to...

Section 19.005. Order - Sec. 19.005. ORDER. (a) On hearing an application to supply...

Section 19.006. Effect of Order - Sec. 19.006. EFFECT OF ORDER. The order supplying the record:...

Section 19.007. Method Not Exclusive - Sec. 19.007. METHOD NOT EXCLUSIVE. The method provided by this...

Section 19.008. Rerecordation of Original Document - Sec. 19.008. RERECORDATION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. Rerecordation of the original...

Section 19.009. Certified Copy - Sec. 19.009. CERTIFIED COPY. If the loss, destruction, or removal...

Chapter 20 - Depositions

Section 20.001. Persons Who May Take a Deposition - Sec. 20.001. PERSONS WHO MAY TAKE A DEPOSITION. (a) A...

Section 20.002. Testimony Required by Foreign Jurisdiction - Sec. 20.002. TESTIMONY REQUIRED BY FOREIGN JURISDICTION. If a court...

Chapter 21 - Interpreters

Subchapter A. Interpreters for the Deaf

Section 21.001. Definition - Sec. 21.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "deaf person" means an...

Section 21.002. Interpreters for Deaf Persons - Sec. 21.002. INTERPRETERS FOR DEAF PERSONS. (a) In a civil...

Section 21.003. Qualifications - Sec. 21.003. QUALIFICATIONS. The interpreter must hold a current legal...

Section 21.004. Interpreter's Position in Court - Sec. 21.004. INTERPRETER'S POSITION IN COURT. If a court is...

Section 21.005. Oath - Sec. 21.005. OATH. (a) The interpreter shall take an oath...

Section 21.006. Fees and Travel Expenses - Sec. 21.006. FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. (a) The interpreter shall...

Section 21.007. Recording of Testimony - Sec. 21.007. RECORDING OF TESTIMONY. (a) On the court's motion...

Section 21.008. Privilege of Interpreter for the Deaf - Sec. 21.008. PRIVILEGE OF INTERPRETER FOR THE DEAF. If a...

Section 21.009. Jury Deliberations; Verdict - Sec. 21.009. JURY DELIBERATIONS; VERDICT. (a) The interpreter appointed for...

Subchapter B. Spanish Language Interpreters in Certain Border Counties

Section 21.021. Application - Sec. 21.021. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to a county that:...

Section 21.022. Appointment - Sec. 21.022. APPOINTMENT. (a) On the request of a district...

Section 21.023. Interpreter's Qualifications - Sec. 21.023. INTERPRETER'S QUALIFICATIONS. The court interpreter must be well...

Subchapter C. Interpreters for County Courts at Law

Section 21.031. Appointment; Termination of Employment; Duties - Sec. 21.031. APPOINTMENT; TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; DUTIES. (a) The judge...

Section 21.032. Oath - Sec. 21.032. OATH. The official interpreter appointed under this subchapter...

Chapter 22 - Witnesses

Subchapter A. Witnesses

Section 22.001. Witness Fees - Sec. 22.001. WITNESS FEES. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 22.002. Distance for Subpoenas - Sec. 22.002. DISTANCE FOR SUBPOENAS. A witness who is represented...

Section 22.003. Fees for Witnesses Summoned by a State Agency - Sec. 22.003. FEES FOR WITNESSES SUMMONED BY A STATE AGENCY....

Section 22.004. Fee for Production or Certification of Documents - Sec. 22.004. FEE FOR PRODUCTION OR CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS. (a)...

Subchapter B. Privileges

Section 22.011. Privilege From Arrest - Sec. 22.011. PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST. (a) A witness is privileged...

Subchapter C. Journalist's Qualified Testimonial Privilege in Civil Proceedings

Section 22.021. Definitions - Sec. 22.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Communication service provider"...

Section 22.022. Purpose - Sec. 22.022. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 22.023. Privilege - Sec. 22.023. PRIVILEGE. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Section 22.024. Limited Disclosure Generally - Sec. 22.024. LIMITED DISCLOSURE GENERALLY. After notice and an opportunity...

Section 22.025. Notice - Sec. 22.025. NOTICE. An order to compel testimony, production, or...

Section 22.026. Publication of Privileged Information - Sec. 22.026. PUBLICATION OF PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. Publication or dissemination by...

Section 22.027. News Media Recordings - Sec. 22.027. NEWS MEDIA RECORDINGS. Extrinsic evidence of the authenticity...

Chapter 23 - Juror Continuance

Section 23.001. Definitions - Sec. 23.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Religious organization" means...

Section 23.002. Recess - Sec. 23.002. RECESS. (a) If a juror in a civil...

Chapter 24 - Recording of Jury Deliberations

Section 24.001. Recording Prohibited - Sec. 24.001. RECORDING PROHIBITED. A person may not use any...

Chapter 26 - Class Actions

Subchapter A. Supreme Court Rules

Section 26.001. Adoption of Rules by Supreme Court - Sec. 26.001. ADOPTION OF RULES BY SUPREME COURT. (a) The...

Section 26.002. Mandatory Guidelines - Sec. 26.002. MANDATORY GUIDELINES. Rules adopted under Section 26.001 must...

Section 26.003. Attorney's Fees - Sec. 26.003. ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) If an award of attorney's...

Subchapter B. Class Actions Involving Jurisdiction of State Agency

Section 26.051. State Agency With Exclusive or Primary Jurisdiction - Sec. 26.051. STATE AGENCY WITH EXCLUSIVE OR PRIMARY JURISDICTION. (a)...

Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights

Section 27.001. Definitions - Sec. 27.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Communication" includes the...

Section 27.002. Purpose - Sec. 27.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 27.003. Motion to Dismiss - Sec. 27.003. MOTION TO DISMISS. (a) If a legal action...

Section 27.004. Hearing - Sec. 27.004. HEARING. (a) A hearing on a motion under...

Section 27.005. Ruling - Sec. 27.005. RULING. (a) The court must rule on a...

Section 27.006. Proof - Sec. 27.006. PROOF. (a) In determining whether a legal action...

Section 27.007. Additional Findings - Sec. 27.007. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS. (a) If the court awards sanctions...

Section 27.0075. Effect of Ruling - Sec. 27.0075. EFFECT OF RULING. Neither the court's ruling on...

Section 27.008. Appeal - Sec. 27.008. APPEAL. (a) If a court does not rule...

Section 27.009. Damages and Costs - Sec. 27.009. DAMAGES AND COSTS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 27.010. Exemptions - Sec. 27.010. EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply to:...

Section 27.011. Construction - Sec. 27.011. CONSTRUCTION. (a) This chapter does not abrogate or...

Chapter 30 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 30.001. Instrument to Waive Service or Confess Judgment - Sec. 30.001. INSTRUMENT TO WAIVE SERVICE OR CONFESS JUDGMENT. In...

Section 30.002. Expiration of Judge's Term; Death of Judge - Sec. 30.002. EXPIRATION OF JUDGE'S TERM; DEATH OF JUDGE. (a)...

Section 30.003. Legislative Continuance - Sec. 30.003. LEGISLATIVE CONTINUANCE. (a) This section applies to any...

Section 30.004. Notice to Attorney General for Certain Suits - Sec. 30.004. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CERTAIN SUITS. (a)...

Section 30.005. Religious Holy Day - Sec. 30.005. RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 30.006. Certain Law Enforcement Agency Records Not Subject to Discovery - Sec. 30.006. CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RECORDS NOT SUBJECT TO...

Section 30.007. Production of Financial Institution Records - Sec. 30.007. PRODUCTION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION RECORDS. Civil discovery of...

Section 30.008. Demand for Jury Trial in Justice Court; Failure to Appear - Sec. 30.008. DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL IN JUSTICE COURT; FAILURE...

Section 30.009. Mistrial in Justice Court or Municipal Court - Sec. 30.009. MISTRIAL IN JUSTICE COURT OR MUNICIPAL COURT. If...

Section 30.010. Personal Identifying Information Privileged From Discovery by Inmate or Committed Person - Sec. 30.010. PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION PRIVILEGED FROM DISCOVERY BY INMATE...

Section 30.011. Electronic Subpoena Application - Sec. 30.011. ELECTRONIC SUBPOENA APPLICATION. In addition to any other...

Section 30.012. Use of Communication Equipment in Certain Proceedings - Sec. 30.012. USE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. (a)...

Section 30.013. Confidential Identity in Actions Involving Sexual Abuse of a Minor - Sec. 30.013. CONFIDENTIAL IDENTITY IN ACTIONS INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE OF...

Section 30.014. Pleadings Must Contain Partial Identification Information - Sec. 30.014. PLEADINGS MUST CONTAIN PARTIAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION. (a) In...

Section 30.015. Provision of Current Address of Party in Civil Action - Sec. 30.015. PROVISION OF CURRENT ADDRESS OF PARTY IN CIVIL...

Section 30.016. Recusal or Disqualification of Certain Judges - Sec. 30.016. RECUSAL OR DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN JUDGES. (a) In...

Section 30.017. Claims Against Certain Judges - Sec. 30.017. CLAIMS AGAINST CERTAIN JUDGES. (a) A claim against...

Section 30.018. Court Clerk's Execution Docket - Sec. 30.018. COURT CLERK'S EXECUTION DOCKET. (a) The clerk of...

Section 30.021. Award of Attorney's Fees in Relation to Certain Motions to Dismiss - Sec. 30.021. AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN RELATION TO CERTAIN...

Section 30.022. Award of Attorney's Fees in Actions Challenging Abortion Laws - Sec. 30.022. AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN ACTIONS CHALLENGING ABORTION...

Subtitle C - Judgments

Chapter 31 - Judgments

Section 31.001. Passage of Title - Sec. 31.001. PASSAGE OF TITLE. A judgment for the conveyance...

Section 31.002. Collection of Judgment Through Court Proceeding - Sec. 31.002. COLLECTION OF JUDGMENT THROUGH COURT PROCEEDING. (a) A...

Section 31.0025. Authority of Court to Order Turnover of Wages - Sec. 31.0025. AUTHORITY OF COURT TO ORDER TURNOVER OF WAGES....

Section 31.003. Judgment Against Partnership - Sec. 31.003. JUDGMENT AGAINST PARTNERSHIP. If a suit is against...

Section 31.004. Effect of Adjudication in Lower Trial Court - Sec. 31.004. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION IN LOWER TRIAL COURT. (a)...

Section 31.005. Effect of Adjudication in Small Claims or Justice of the Peace Court - Sec. 31.005. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION IN SMALL CLAIMS OR JUSTICE...

Section 31.006. Revival of Judgment - Sec. 31.006. REVIVAL OF JUDGMENT. A dormant judgment may be...

Section 31.007. Parties Responsible for Accounting of Own Costs - Sec. 31.007. PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOUNTING OF OWN COSTS. (a)...

Section 31.008. Payment of Unclaimed Judgment - Sec. 31.008. PAYMENT OF UNCLAIMED JUDGMENT. (a) A judgment debtor...

Section 31.010. Turnover by Financial Institution - Sec. 31.010. TURNOVER BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. (a) A financial institution...

Chapter 32 - Contribution

Section 32.001. Application - Sec. 32.001. APPLICATION. (a) This chapter applies only to tort...

Section 32.002. Right of Action - Sec. 32.002. RIGHT OF ACTION. A person against whom a...

Section 32.003. Recovery - Sec. 32.003. RECOVERY. (a) The person may recover from each...

Chapter 33 - Proportionate Responsibility

Subchapter A. Proportionate Responsibility

Section 33.001. Proportionate Responsibility - Sec. 33.001. PROPORTIONATE RESPONSIBILITY. In an action to which this...

Section 33.002. Applicability - Sec. 33.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to: (1) any...

Section 33.003. Determination of Percentage of Responsibility - Sec. 33.003. DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE OF RESPONSIBILITY. (a) The trier...

Section 33.004. Designation of Responsible Third Party - Sec. 33.004. DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBLE THIRD PARTY. (a) A defendant...

Subchapter B. Contribution

Section 33.011. Definitions - Sec. 33.011. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Claimant" means a...

Section 33.012. Amount of Recovery - Sec. 33.012. AMOUNT OF RECOVERY. (a) If the claimant is...

Section 33.013. Amount of Liability - Sec. 33.013. AMOUNT OF LIABILITY. (a) Except as provided in...

Section 33.015. Contribution - Sec. 33.015. CONTRIBUTION. (a) If a defendant who is jointly...

Section 33.016. Claim Against Contribution Defendant - Sec. 33.016. CLAIM AGAINST CONTRIBUTION DEFENDANT. (a) In this section,...

Section 33.017. Preservation of Existing Rights of Indemnity - Sec. 33.017. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RIGHTS OF INDEMNITY. Nothing in...

Chapter 34 - Execution on Judgments

Subchapter A. Issuance and Levy of Writ

Section 34.001. No Execution on Dormant Judgment - Sec. 34.001. NO EXECUTION ON DORMANT JUDGMENT. (a) If a...

Section 34.002. Effect of Plaintiff's Death - Sec. 34.002. EFFECT OF PLAINTIFF'S DEATH. (a) If a plaintiff...

Section 34.003. Effect of Defendant's Death - Sec. 34.003. EFFECT OF DEFENDANT'S DEATH. The death of the...

Section 34.004. Levy on Property Conveyed to Third Party - Sec. 34.004. LEVY ON PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THIRD PARTY. Property...

Section 34.005. Levy on Property of Surety - Sec. 34.005. LEVY ON PROPERTY OF SURETY. (a) If the...

Subchapter B. Recovery of Seized Property

Section 34.021. Recovery of Property Before Sale - Sec. 34.021. RECOVERY OF PROPERTY BEFORE SALE. A person is...

Section 34.022. Recovery of Property Value After Sale - Sec. 34.022. RECOVERY OF PROPERTY VALUE AFTER SALE. (a) A...

Subchapter C. Sale

Section 34.041. Sale at Place Other Than Courthouse Door; Date and Time of Sale - Sec. 34.041. SALE AT PLACE OTHER THAN COURTHOUSE DOOR; DATE...

Section 34.042. Sale of City Lots - Sec. 34.042. SALE OF CITY LOTS. If real property taken...

Section 34.043. Sale of Rural Property - Sec. 34.043. SALE OF RURAL PROPERTY. (a) If real property...

Section 34.044. Stock Shares Subject to Sale - Sec. 34.044. STOCK SHARES SUBJECT TO SALE. Shares of stock...

Section 34.0445. Persons Eligible to Purchase Real Property - Sec. 34.0445. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY. (a) An...

Section 34.045. Conveyance of Title After Sale - Sec. 34.045. CONVEYANCE OF TITLE AFTER SALE. (a) When the...

Section 34.046. Purchaser Considered Innocent Purchaser Without Notice - Sec. 34.046. PURCHASER CONSIDERED INNOCENT PURCHASER WITHOUT NOTICE. The purchaser...

Section 34.047. Distribution of Sale Proceeds - Sec. 34.047. DISTRIBUTION OF SALE PROCEEDS. (a) An officer shall...

Section 34.048. Purchase by Officer Void - Sec. 34.048. PURCHASE BY OFFICER VOID. If an officer or...

Subchapter D. Duties and Liabilities of Executing Officer

Section 34.061. Duty Toward Seized Personalty; Liability - Sec. 34.061. DUTY TOWARD SEIZED PERSONALTY; LIABILITY. (a) The officer...

Section 34.062. Duty of Successor Officer - Sec. 34.062. DUTY OF SUCCESSOR OFFICER. If the officer who...

Section 34.063. Improper Endorsement of Writ - Sec. 34.063. IMPROPER ENDORSEMENT OF WRIT. (a) If an officer...

Section 34.065. Failure to Levy or Sell - Sec. 34.065. FAILURE TO LEVY OR SELL. (a) If an...

Section 34.066. Improper Sale - Sec. 34.066. IMPROPER SALE. (a) If an officer sells property...

Section 34.067. Failure to Deliver Money Collected - Sec. 34.067. FAILURE TO DELIVER MONEY COLLECTED. If an officer...

Section 34.068. Rules Governing Actions Under This Chapter - Sec. 34.068. RULES GOVERNING ACTIONS UNDER THIS CHAPTER. (a) This...

Section 34.069. Payment of Damages - Sec. 34.069. PAYMENT OF DAMAGES. A county, at the discretion...

Section 34.070. Right of Subrogation - Sec. 34.070. RIGHT OF SUBROGATION. An officer against whom a...

Section 34.071. Duties of Executing Officer - Sec. 34.071. DUTIES OF EXECUTING OFFICER. An officer receiving a...

Section 34.072. Timing of Execution and Return - Sec. 34.072. TIMING OF EXECUTION AND RETURN. (a) An officer...

Section 34.073. Transfer of Writ; No Duty to Levy Outside of County - Sec. 34.073. TRANSFER OF WRIT; NO DUTY TO LEVY OUTSIDE...

Section 34.074. Officer's Surety - Sec. 34.074. OFFICER'S SURETY. (a) An officer's surety may only...

Section 34.075. Wrongful Levy - Sec. 34.075. WRONGFUL LEVY. Whenever a distress warrant, writ of...

Section 34.076. Exclusive Remedy - Sec. 34.076. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. This subchapter is the exclusive remedy...

Chapter 35 - Enforcement of Judgments of Other States

Section 35.001. Definition - Sec. 35.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "foreign judgment" means a...

Section 35.002. Short Title - Sec. 35.002. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 35.003. Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments - Sec. 35.003. FILING AND STATUS OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS. (a) A...

Section 35.004. Affidavit; Notice of Filing - Sec. 35.004. AFFIDAVIT; NOTICE OF FILING. (a) At the time...

Section 35.006. Stay - Sec. 35.006. STAY. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the...

Section 35.007. Fees - Sec. 35.007. FEES. (a) A person filing a foreign judgment...

Section 35.008. Optional Procedure - Sec. 35.008. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE. A judgment creditor retains the right...

Chapter 36A - Enforcement of Judgments of Other Countries

Section 36A.001. Short Title - Sec. 36A.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 36A.002. Definitions - Sec. 36A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Foreign country" means...

Section 36A.003. Applicability - Sec. 36A.003. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection...

Section 36A.004. Standards for Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment - Sec. 36A.004. STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT. (a) Except...

Section 36A.005. Personal Jurisdiction - Sec. 36A.005. PERSONAL JURISDICTION. (a) A foreign-country judgment may not...

Section 36A.006. Procedure for Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment - Sec. 36A.006. PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT. (a) If...

Section 36A.007. Effect of Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment - Sec. 36A.007. EFFECT OF RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT. If the...

Section 36A.008. Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal of Foreign-Country Judgment - Sec. 36A.008. STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPEAL OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT....

Section 36A.009. Statute of Limitations - Sec. 36A.009. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. An action to recognize a...

Section 36A.010. Uniformity of Interpretation - Sec. 36A.010. UNIFORMITY OF INTERPRETATION. In applying and construing this...

Section 36A.011. Saving Clause - Sec. 36A.011. SAVING CLAUSE. This chapter does not prevent the...

Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments

Section 37.001. Definition - Sec. 37.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "person" means an individual,...

Section 37.002. Short Title, Construction, Interpretation - Sec. 37.002. SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION. (a) This chapter may...

Section 37.003. Power of Courts to Render Judgment; Form and Effect - Sec. 37.003. POWER OF COURTS TO RENDER JUDGMENT; FORM AND...

Section 37.004. Subject Matter of Relief - Sec. 37.004. SUBJECT MATTER OF RELIEF. (a) A person interested...

Section 37.005. Declarations Relating to Trust or Estate - Sec. 37.005. DECLARATIONS RELATING TO TRUST OR ESTATE. A person...

Section 37.0055. Declarations Relating to Liability for Sales and Use Taxes of Another State - Sec. 37.0055. DECLARATIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR SALES AND USE...

Section 37.006. Parties - Sec. 37.006. PARTIES. (a) When declaratory relief is sought, all...

Section 37.007. Jury Trial - Sec. 37.007. JURY TRIAL. If a proceeding under this chapter...

Section 37.008. Court Refusal to Render - Sec. 37.008. COURT REFUSAL TO RENDER. The court may refuse...

Section 37.009. Costs - Sec. 37.009. COSTS. In any proceeding under this chapter, the...

Section 37.010. Review - Sec. 37.010. REVIEW. All orders, judgments, and decrees under this...

Section 37.011. Supplemental Relief - Sec. 37.011. SUPPLEMENTAL RELIEF. Further relief based on a declaratory...

Chapter 38 - Attorney's Fees

Section 38.001. Recovery of Attorney's Fees - Sec. 38.001. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) In this section,...

Section 38.0015. Recovery of Attorney's Fees as Compensatory Damages - Sec. 38.0015. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AS COMPENSATORY DAMAGES. (a)...

Section 38.002. Procedure for Recovery of Attorney's Fees - Sec. 38.002. PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. To recover...

Section 38.003. Presumption - Sec. 38.003. PRESUMPTION. It is presumed that the usual and...

Section 38.004. Judicial Notice - Sec. 38.004. JUDICIAL NOTICE. The court may take judicial notice...

Section 38.005. Liberal Construction - Sec. 38.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be liberally construed...

Section 38.006. Exceptions - Sec. 38.006. EXCEPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to a...

Chapter 39 - Default Judgments in Certain Cases Defended by Attorney General

Section 39.001. Notice of Intent to Take Default Judgment - Sec. 39.001. NOTICE OF INTENT TO TAKE DEFAULT JUDGMENT. Notice...

Section 39.002. Failure to Give Notice - Sec. 39.002. FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE. Failure to give notice...

Chapter 40 - Availability of Certain Funds to Pay Damages

Section 40.001. Endowment of Certain Nonprofit Institutions - Sec. 40.001. ENDOWMENT OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS. (a) This section...

Chapter 41 - Damages

Section 41.001. Definitions - Sec. 41.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Claimant" means a...

Section 41.002. Applicability - Sec. 41.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to any action...

Section 41.003. Standards for Recovery of Exemplary Damages - Sec. 41.003. STANDARDS FOR RECOVERY OF EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. (a) Except...

Section 41.004. Factors Precluding Recovery - Sec. 41.004. FACTORS PRECLUDING RECOVERY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 41.005. Harm Resulting From Criminal Act - Sec. 41.005. HARM RESULTING FROM CRIMINAL ACT. (a) In an...

Section 41.006. Award Specific to Defendant - Sec. 41.006. AWARD SPECIFIC TO DEFENDANT. In any action in...

Section 41.007. Prejudgment Interest - Sec. 41.007. PREJUDGMENT INTEREST. Prejudgment interest may not be assessed...

Section 41.008. Limitation on Amount of Recovery - Sec. 41.008. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF RECOVERY. (a) In an...

Section 41.009. Bifurcated Trial - Sec. 41.009. BIFURCATED TRIAL. (a) On motion by a defendant,...

Section 41.010. Considerations in Making Award - Sec. 41.010. CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING AWARD. (a) Before making an...

Section 41.0105. Evidence Relating to Amount of Economic Damages - Sec. 41.0105. EVIDENCE RELATING TO AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC DAMAGES. In...

Section 41.011. Evidence Relating to Amount of Exemplary Damages - Sec. 41.011. EVIDENCE RELATING TO AMOUNT OF EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. (a)...

Section 41.0115. Discovery of Evidence of Net Worth for Exemplary Damages Claim - Sec. 41.0115. DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF NET WORTH FOR EXEMPLARY...

Section 41.012. Jury Instructions - Sec. 41.012. JURY INSTRUCTIONS. In a trial to a jury,...

Section 41.013. Judicial Review of Award - Sec. 41.013. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AWARD. (a) Except as provided...

Section 41.014. Interest on Damages Subject to Medicare Subrogation - Sec. 41.014. INTEREST ON DAMAGES SUBJECT TO MEDICARE SUBROGATION. (a)...

Chapter 42 - Settlement

Section 42.001. Definitions - Sec. 42.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Claim" means a...

Section 42.002. Applicability and Effect - Sec. 42.002. APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT. (a) The settlement procedures provided...

Section 42.003. Making Settlement Offer - Sec. 42.003. MAKING SETTLEMENT OFFER. (a) A settlement offer must:...

Section 42.004. Awarding Litigation Costs - Sec. 42.004. AWARDING LITIGATION COSTS. (a) If a settlement offer...

Section 42.005. Supreme Court to Make Rules - Sec. 42.005. SUPREME COURT TO MAKE RULES. (a) The supreme...

Chapter 43 - Principal and Surety

Section 43.001. Definition - Sec. 43.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "surety" includes: (1) an...

Section 43.002. Suit on Accrued Right of Action - Sec. 43.002. SUIT ON ACCRUED RIGHT OF ACTION. (a) When...

Section 43.003. Priority of Execution - Sec. 43.003. PRIORITY OF EXECUTION. (a) If a judgment granted...

Section 43.004. Subrogation Rights of Surety - Sec. 43.004. SUBROGATION RIGHTS OF SURETY. (a) A judgment is...

Section 43.005. Officer Treated as Surety - Sec. 43.005. OFFICER TREATED AS SURETY. (a) An officer has...

Subtitle D - Appeals

Chapter 51 - Appeals

Subchapter A. Appeals From Justice Court

Section 51.001. Appeal From Justice Court to County or District Court - Sec. 51.001. APPEAL FROM JUSTICE COURT TO COUNTY OR DISTRICT...

Section 51.002. Certiorari From Justice Court - Sec. 51.002. CERTIORARI FROM JUSTICE COURT. (a) After final judgment...

Subchapter B. Appeals From County or District Court

Section 51.011. Appeal From County or District Court After Certiorari From Justice Court - Sec. 51.011. APPEAL FROM COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT AFTER CERTIORARI...

Section 51.012. Appeal or Writ of Error to Court of Appeals - Sec. 51.012. APPEAL OR WRIT OF ERROR TO COURT OF...

Section 51.013. Time for Taking Writ of Error to Court of Appeals - Sec. 51.013. TIME FOR TAKING WRIT OF ERROR TO COURT...

Section 51.014. Appeal From Interlocutory Order - Sec. 51.014. APPEAL FROM INTERLOCUTORY ORDER. (a) A person may...

Section 51.015. Costs of Appeal - Sec. 51.015. COSTS OF APPEAL. In the case of an...

Section 51.016. Appeal Arising Under Federal Arbitration Act - Sec. 51.016. APPEAL ARISING UNDER FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT. In a...

Section 51.017. Service of Notice on Court Reporter - Sec. 51.017. SERVICE OF NOTICE ON COURT REPORTER. (a) In...

Chapter 52 - Security for Judgments Pending Appeal

Section 52.001. Definition - Sec. 52.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "security" means a bond...

Section 52.005. Conflict With Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure - Sec. 52.005. CONFLICT WITH TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. (a)...

Section 52.006. Amount of Security for Money Judgment - Sec. 52.006. AMOUNT OF SECURITY FOR MONEY JUDGMENT. (a) Subject...

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