Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.063
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.063, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 15.063. TRANSFER.
Official statutory text
The court, on motion filed and served concurrently with or before the filing of the answer, shall transfer an action to another county of proper venue if:
(1) the county in which the action is pending is not a proper county as provided by this chapter;
(2) an impartial trial cannot be had in the county in which the action is pending; or
(3) written consent of the parties to transfer to any other county is filed at any time.
(1) the county in which the action is pending is not a proper county as provided by this chapter;
(2) an impartial trial cannot be had in the county in which the action is pending; or
(3) written consent of the parties to transfer to any other county is filed at any time.
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