Texas Government Code

§ 25A.017 — COURT LOCATION; STAFFING

GV § 25A.017Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 25A. BUSINESS COURT

Statute text

(a)In this section, "remote proceeding" means a proceeding before the business court in which one or more of the participants, including a judge, party, attorney, witness, court reporter, or other individual attends the proceeding remotely through the use of technology.

(b)The administrative presiding judge of the business court shall manage administrative and personnel matters on behalf of the court. The administrative presiding judge of the business court shall appoint a clerk, whose office shall be located in Travis County in facilities provided by this state. The clerk shall:

(1)accept all filings in the business court; and

(2)fulfill the legal and administrative functions of a district clerk.

(c)Each business court judge shall maintain chambers in the county with the largest population within the geographic boundaries of the division to which the judge is appointed, or in a county adjacent to that county and within the geographic boundaries of the division, as the judge selects, in facilities provided by this state. The chief justice of the supreme court may approve the location of a business court judge's chambers in a county other than a county described by this subsection that is within the geographic boundaries of the division. For purposes of this section, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System may contract for the use of facilities with a public or private party.

(d)Subject to Section 25A.015, a business court judge may hold court at any courtroom within the geographic boundaries of the division to which the judge is appointed as the court determines necessary or convenient for a particular civil action. A county shall accommodate the business court in the conduct of the court's hearings and other proceedings in courtrooms and facilities equivalent to those provided to district courts. A county is entitled to reimbursement from this state in an amount equal to the market rate for those facilities in the county as calculated by the Texas Facilities Commission for this purpose. A county shall consider the reasonably anticipated requirements of the business court in the planning for and implementation of additions and improvements to the county's courtrooms and facilities only if the business court is currently operational in that county.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2025.