Texas Government Code
§ 25A.006 — INITIAL FILING; REMOVAL AND REMAND
GV § 25A.006Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 25A. BUSINESS COURT
Statute text
View on source(a)An action within the jurisdiction of the business court may be filed in the business court. The party filing the action must plead facts to establish venue in a county in a division of the business court, and the business court shall assign the action to that division. Venue may be established as provided by:
(1)law;
(2)a party's governing documents in an action described by Section 25A.004(b)(2), (4), (5), or (7); or
(3)a written contract, if the contract specifies a county as venue for the action.
(b)If the business court does not have jurisdiction of the action, the court shall, at the option of the party filing the action:
(1)transfer the action to a district court or county court at law in a county of proper venue; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2025.