Sec. 15.019. INMATE LITIGATION. (a) Except as provided by Section 15.014, an action that accrued while the plaintiff was housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall be brought in the county in which the facility is located.
(b) An action brought by two or more plaintiffs that accrued while the plaintiffs were housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall be brought in a county in which a facility that housed one of the plaintiffs is located.
(c) This section does not apply to an action brought under the Family Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 15.018 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Section 15.0115. Landlord-Tenant
Section 15.012. Injunction Against Suit
Section 15.013. Injunction Against Execution of Judgment
Section 15.014. Head of State Department
Section 15.0151. Certain Political Subdivisions
Section 15.016. Other Mandatory Venue
Section 15.017. Libel, Slander, or Invasion of Privacy
Section 15.018. Federal Employers' Liability Act
Section 15.019. Inmate Litigation
Section 15.020. Major Transactions: Specification of Venue by Agreement