Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle C - Judgments

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...

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Texas Statutes Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal Subtitle C - Judgments

Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle C - Judgments