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Chapter 61 - Attachment
Subchapter A. Availability of Remedy
Section 61.001. General Grounds - Sec. 61.001. GENERAL GROUNDS. A writ of original attachment is...
Section 61.002. Specific Grounds - Sec. 61.002. SPECIFIC GROUNDS. Attachment is available if: (1) the...
Section 61.0021. Grounds for Attachment in Suit for Sexual Assault - Sec. 61.0021. GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT....
Section 61.003. Pending Suit Required - Sec. 61.003. PENDING SUIT REQUIRED. A writ of attachment may...
Section 61.004. Available for Debt Not Due - Sec. 61.004. AVAILABLE FOR DEBT NOT DUE. A writ of...
Section 61.005. Certain Torts and Unliquidated Demands - Sec. 61.005. CERTAIN TORTS AND UNLIQUIDATED DEMANDS. Nothing in this...
Subchapter B. Issuance
Section 61.021. Who May Issue - Sec. 61.021. WHO MAY ISSUE. The judge or clerk of...
Section 61.022. Affidavit - Sec. 61.022. AFFIDAVIT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...
Section 61.023. Bond - Sec. 61.023. BOND. (a) Before a writ of attachment may...
Subchapter C. Levy
Section 61.041. Subject Property - Sec. 61.041. SUBJECT PROPERTY. A writ of attachment may be...
Section 61.042. Attachment of Personalty - Sec. 61.042. ATTACHMENT OF PERSONALTY. The officer attaching personal property...
Section 61.043. Attachment of Realty - Sec. 61.043. ATTACHMENT OF REALTY. (a) To attach real property,...
Section 61.044. Claim on Attached Personalty by Third Party - Sec. 61.044. CLAIM ON ATTACHED PERSONALTY BY THIRD PARTY. A...
Section 61.045. Attachment of Personalty Held by Financial Institution - Sec. 61.045. ATTACHMENT OF PERSONALTY HELD BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. Service...
Subchapter D. Lien
Section 61.061. Attachment Lien - Sec. 61.061. ATTACHMENT LIEN. Unless quashed or vacated, an executed...
Section 61.062. Judgment and Foreclosure - Sec. 61.062. JUDGMENT AND FORECLOSURE. (a) If the plaintiff recovers...
Section 61.063. Judgment on Replevied Property - Sec. 61.063. JUDGMENT ON REPLEVIED PROPERTY. A judgment against a...
Subchapter E. Works of Fine Art
Section 61.081. Exemption When en Route to or in an Exhibition - Sec. 61.081. EXEMPTION WHEN EN ROUTE TO OR IN AN...
Section 61.082. Handling and Transportation - Sec. 61.082. HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION. A court may not issue...
Chapter 62 - Sequestration
Section 62.001. Grounds - Sec. 62.001. GROUNDS. A writ of sequestration is available to...
Section 62.002. Pending Suit Required - Sec. 62.002. PENDING SUIT REQUIRED. A writ of sequestration may...
Section 62.003. Available for Claim Not Due - Sec. 62.003. AVAILABLE FOR CLAIM NOT DUE. A writ of...
Section 62.021. Who May Issue - Sec. 62.021. WHO MAY ISSUE. A district or county court...
Section 62.022. Application - Sec. 62.022. APPLICATION. The application for a writ of sequestration...
Section 62.023. Required Statement of Rights - Sec. 62.023. REQUIRED STATEMENT OF RIGHTS. (a) A writ of...
Subchapter C. Dissolution and Replevy
Section 62.041. Motion for Dissolution; Stay - Sec. 62.041. MOTION FOR DISSOLUTION; STAY. (a) The defendant may...
Section 62.042. Hearing on Motion - Sec. 62.042. HEARING ON MOTION. Unless the parties agree to...
Section 62.043. Dissolution - Sec. 62.043. DISSOLUTION. (a) Following the hearing, the writ must...
Section 62.044. Compulsory Counterclaim for Wrongful Sequestration - Sec. 62.044. COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM FOR WRONGFUL SEQUESTRATION. (a) If a...
Section 62.045. Wrongful Sequestration of Consumer Goods - Sec. 62.045. WRONGFUL SEQUESTRATION OF CONSUMER GOODS. (a) If a...
Section 62.046. Liability for Fruit of Replevied Property - Sec. 62.046. LIABILITY FOR FRUIT OF REPLEVIED PROPERTY. (a) In...
Subchapter D. Care and Management of Sequestered Property
Section 62.061. Officer's Liability and Duty of Care - Sec. 62.061. OFFICER'S LIABILITY AND DUTY OF CARE. (a) An...
Section 62.062. Compensation of Officer - Sec. 62.062. COMPENSATION OF OFFICER. (a) An officer who retains...
Section 62.063. Indemnification of Officer for Money Spent - Sec. 62.063. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICER FOR MONEY SPENT. If an...
Chapter 63 - Garnishment
Section 63.001. Grounds - Sec. 63.001. GROUNDS. A writ of garnishment is available if:...
Section 63.002. Who May Issue - Sec. 63.002. WHO MAY ISSUE. The clerk of a district...
Section 63.003. Effect of Service - Sec. 63.003. EFFECT OF SERVICE. (a) After service of a...
Section 63.004. Current Wages Exempt - Sec. 63.004. CURRENT WAGES EXEMPT. Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 63.005. Place for Trial - Sec. 63.005. PLACE FOR TRIAL. (a) If a garnishee other...
Section 63.006. Administrative Fee for Certain Costs Incurred by Employers - Sec. 63.006. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR CERTAIN COSTS INCURRED BY EMPLOYERS....
Section 63.007. Garnishment of Funds Held in Inmate Trust Fund - Sec. 63.007. GARNISHMENT OF FUNDS HELD IN INMATE TRUST FUND....
Section 63.008. Financial Institution as Garnishee - Sec. 63.008. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AS GARNISHEE. Service of a writ...
Chapter 64 - Receivership
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 64.001. Availability of Remedy - Sec. 64.001. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDY. (a) A court of competent...
Section 64.002. Persons Not Entitled to Appointment - Sec. 64.002. PERSONS NOT ENTITLED TO APPOINTMENT. (a) A court...
Section 64.003. Foreign Appointment - Sec. 64.003. FOREIGN APPOINTMENT. A court outside this state may...
Section 64.004. Application of Equity Rules - Sec. 64.004. APPLICATION OF EQUITY RULES. Unless inconsistent with this...
Subchapter B. Qualifications, Oath, and Bond
Section 64.021. Qualifications; Residence Requirement - Sec. 64.021. QUALIFICATIONS; RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT. (a) To be appointed as...
Section 64.022. Oath - Sec. 64.022. OATH. Before a person assumes the duties of...
Section 64.023. Bond - Sec. 64.023. BOND. Before a person assumes the duties of...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 64.031. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 64.031. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. Subject to the control...
Section 64.032. Inventory - Sec. 64.032. INVENTORY. As soon as possible after appointment, a...
Section 64.033. Suits by Receiver - Sec. 64.033. SUITS BY RECEIVER. A receiver may bring suits...
Section 64.034. Investments, Loans, and Contributions of Funds - Sec. 64.034. INVESTMENTS, LOANS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS. (a) Except...
Section 64.035. Deposit of Certain Railroad Funds - Sec. 64.035. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN RAILROAD FUNDS. If a receiver...
Section 64.036. Receivership Property Held by Financial Institution - Sec. 64.036. RECEIVERSHIP PROPERTY HELD BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. Service or...
Subchapter D. Claims and Liabilities
Section 64.051. Application of Funds; Preferences - Sec. 64.051. APPLICATION OF FUNDS; PREFERENCES. (a) A receiver shall...
Section 64.052. Suits Against Receiver - Sec. 64.052. SUITS AGAINST RECEIVER. (a) A receiver who holds...
Section 64.053. Payment of Judgment Against Receiver - Sec. 64.053. PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT AGAINST RECEIVER. The court that...
Section 64.054. Judgment Lien - Sec. 64.054. JUDGMENT LIEN. A judgment rendered against a receiver...
Section 64.055. Execution on Judgment - Sec. 64.055. EXECUTION ON JUDGMENT. (a) To obtain payment on...
Section 64.056. Liability of Persons Receiving Receivership Property - Sec. 64.056. LIABILITY OF PERSONS RECEIVING RECEIVERSHIP PROPERTY. (a) A...
Subchapter E. Provisions Relating to Receivership of Corporations
Section 64.071. Venue for Appointment - Sec. 64.071. VENUE FOR APPOINTMENT. An action to have a...
Section 64.072. Limited Duration - Sec. 64.072. LIMITED DURATION. (a) Except as provided by this...
Section 64.0721. Termination of Railroad Receivership - Sec. 64.0721. TERMINATION OF RAILROAD RECEIVERSHIP. (a) A receiver of...
Section 64.073. Earnings on Improved Property Liable for Debts - Sec. 64.073. EARNINGS ON IMPROVED PROPERTY LIABLE FOR DEBTS. (a)...
Section 64.074. Claims Preference Against Current Earnings - Sec. 64.074. CLAIMS PREFERENCE AGAINST CURRENT EARNINGS. A judgment or...
Section 64.075. Forfeiture of Charter for Unqualified Receiver - Sec. 64.075. FORFEITURE OF CHARTER FOR UNQUALIFIED RECEIVER. If a...
Section 64.076. Suits Against Railroad Receiver: Venue and Service - Sec. 64.076. SUITS AGAINST RAILROAD RECEIVER: VENUE AND SERVICE. An...
Subchapter F. Receiver for Certain Mineral Interests
Section 64.091. Receiver for Mineral Interests Owned by Nonresident or Absentee - Sec. 64.091. RECEIVER FOR MINERAL INTERESTS OWNED BY NONRESIDENT OR...
Section 64.092. Receiver for Contingent Interests in Minerals - Sec. 64.092. RECEIVER FOR CONTINGENT INTERESTS IN MINERALS. (a) On...
Section 64.093. Receiver for Royalty Interests Owned by Nonresident or Absentee - Sec. 64.093. RECEIVER FOR ROYALTY INTERESTS OWNED BY NONRESIDENT OR...
Subchapter G. Receiver for Certain Missing Persons
Section 64.101. Notice and Citation for Receivership for Certain Missing Persons - Sec. 64.101. NOTICE AND CITATION FOR RECEIVERSHIP FOR CERTAIN MISSING...
Section 64.102. Proceeding to Appoint Receiver - Sec. 64.102. PROCEEDING TO APPOINT RECEIVER. (a) The court shall...
Section 64.103. Bond - Sec. 64.103. BOND. The bond under Section 64.023 required to...
Section 64.104. Expenditures by Receiver - Sec. 64.104. EXPENDITURES BY RECEIVER. If, during the receivership for...
Section 64.105. Receiver's Expenses, Account, and Compensation - Sec. 64.105. RECEIVER'S EXPENSES, ACCOUNT, AND COMPENSATION. (a) All necessary...
Section 64.106. Closing Receivership - Sec. 64.106. CLOSING RECEIVERSHIP. When the threatened danger has abated...
Section 64.107. Action of Court - Sec. 64.107. ACTION OF COURT. (a) If, on hearing the...
Section 64.108. Recordation of Proceedings - Sec. 64.108. RECORDATION OF PROCEEDINGS. All orders, bonds, reports, accounts,...
Chapter 65 - Injunction
Section 65.001. Application of Equity Principles - Sec. 65.001. APPLICATION OF EQUITY PRINCIPLES. The principles governing courts...
Section 65.002. Restraining Order or Injunction Affecting Customer of Financial Institution - Sec. 65.002. RESTRAINING ORDER OR INJUNCTION AFFECTING CUSTOMER OF FINANCIAL...
Subchapter B. Availability of Remedy
Section 65.011. Grounds Generally - Sec. 65.011. GROUNDS GENERALLY. A writ of injunction may be...
Section 65.012. Operation of Well or Mine - Sec. 65.012. OPERATION OF WELL OR MINE. (a) A court...
Section 65.013. Stay of Judgment or Proceeding - Sec. 65.013. STAY OF JUDGMENT OR PROCEEDING. An injunction may...
Section 65.014. Limitations on Stay of Execution of Judgment - Sec. 65.014. LIMITATIONS ON STAY OF EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT. (a)...
Section 65.015. Closing of Streets - Sec. 65.015. CLOSING OF STREETS. An injunction may not be...
Section 65.016. Violation of Revenue Law - Sec. 65.016. VIOLATION OF REVENUE LAW. At the instance of...
Section 65.017. Cigarette Seller, Distributor, or Manufacturer - Sec. 65.017. CIGARETTE SELLER, DISTRIBUTOR, OR MANUFACTURER. In addition to...
Subchapter C. Jurisdiction of Proceedings; Venue
Section 65.021. Jurisdiction of Proceeding - Sec. 65.021. JURISDICTION OF PROCEEDING. (a) The judge of a...
Section 65.022. Return of Writ; Hearing by Nonresident Judge - Sec. 65.022. RETURN OF WRIT; HEARING BY NONRESIDENT JUDGE. (a)...
Section 65.023. Place for Trial - Sec. 65.023. PLACE FOR TRIAL. (a) Except as provided by...
Subchapter D. Injunction Obtained for Purposes of Delaying Collection of Money
Section 65.031. Dissolution; Award of Damages - Sec. 65.031. DISSOLUTION; AWARD OF DAMAGES. If on final hearing...
Subchapter E. Applicants Bond for Temporary Restraining Order or Temporary Injunction
Section 65.041. Bond Not Required for Issuance of Temporary Restraining Order for Certain Indigent Applicants - Sec. 65.041. BOND NOT REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING...
Section 65.042. Bond Not Required for Issuance of Temporary Injunction for Certain Indigent Applicants - Sec. 65.042. BOND NOT REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY INJUNCTION...
Section 65.043. Affidavit - Sec. 65.043. AFFIDAVIT. (a) The affidavit must contain complete information...
Section 65.044. Contest of Affidavit - Sec. 65.044. CONTEST OF AFFIDAVIT. (a) A party may not...
Section 65.045. Conflict With Texas Rules of Civil Procedure - Sec. 65.045. CONFLICT WITH TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. (a)...
Chapter 66 - Quo Warranto
Section 66.001. Grounds - Sec. 66.001. GROUNDS. An action in the nature of quo...
Section 66.002. Initiation of Suit - Sec. 66.002. INITIATION OF SUIT. (a) If grounds for the...
Section 66.003. Judgment - Sec. 66.003. JUDGMENT. If the person against whom the information...