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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.001

This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.

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§ 151.001. REFERRAL BY AGREEMENT.

Official statutory text

On agreement of the parties, in civil or family law matters pending in a district court, a statutory probate court, a statutory county court, or the business court, the judge in whose court the case is pending may order referral of the case as provided by this chapter and shall stay proceedings in the judge's court pending the outcome of the trial. Any or all of the issues in the cases, whether an issue of fact or law, may be referred.

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