Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle B - Trial Matters

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...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal Subtitle B - Trial Matters

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle B - Trial Matters