Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 172.175 — INTERIM ORDERS
CP § 172.175Title 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION · Ch. 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES · Art. G. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Statute text
View on source(a)A party to an arbitration agreement may request an interim measure of protection from a district court or the business court before or during an arbitration. The party shall select the court in the manner described by Section 171.096.
(b)A party to an arbitration may request from the court enforcement of an order of an arbitration tribunal granting an interim measure of protection under Section 172.083. The court shall grant enforcement as provided by the law applicable to the type of interim relief requested.
(c)In connection with a pending arbitration, the court may take appropriate action, including:
(1)ordering an attachment issued to assure that the award to which the applicant may be entitled is not rendered ineffectual by the dissipation of party assets; or
(2)granting a preliminary injunction to protect a trade secret or to conserve goods that are the subject matter of the dispute.
(d)In considering a request for interim relief, the court shall give preclusive effect to a finding of fact of the arbitration tribunal in the arbitration, including a finding of fact relating to the probable validity of the claim that is the subject of the order for interim relief that the tribunal has granted, if the interim order is consistent with public policy.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2025.