Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 15.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(a) "Principal office" means a principal office of the corporation, unincorporated association, or partnership in this state in which the decision makers for the organization within this state conduct the daily affairs of the organization. The mere presence of an agency or representative does not establish a principal office.
(b) "Proper venue" means:
(1) the venue required by the mandatory provisions of Subchapter B or another statute prescribing mandatory venue; or
(2) if Subdivision (1) does not apply, the venue provided by this subchapter or Subchapter C.
(a) "Principal office" means a principal office of the corporation, unincorporated association, or partnership in this state in which the decision makers for the organization within this state conduct the daily affairs of the organization. The mere presence of an agency or representative does not establish a principal office.
(b) "Proper venue" means:
(1) the venue required by the mandatory provisions of Subchapter B or another statute prescribing mandatory venue; or
(2) if Subdivision (1) does not apply, the venue provided by this subchapter or Subchapter C.
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