Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.004
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143A.004, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 143A.004. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter applies only to a user who:
(1) resides in this state;
(2) does business in this state; or
(3) shares or receives expression in this state.
(b) This chapter applies only to expression that is shared or received in this state.
(c) This chapter applies only to a social media platform that functionally has more than 50 million active users in the United States in a calendar month.
(d) This chapter applies to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States but no further than the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States.
(1) resides in this state;
(2) does business in this state; or
(3) shares or receives expression in this state.
(b) This chapter applies only to expression that is shared or received in this state.
(c) This chapter applies only to a social media platform that functionally has more than 50 million active users in the United States in a calendar month.
(d) This chapter applies to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States but no further than the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States.
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