Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 152.002
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 152.002, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 152.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may establish an alternative dispute resolution system for the peaceable and expeditious resolution of disputes.
(b) The commissioners court may do all necessary acts to make the alternative dispute resolution system effective, including:
(1) contracting with a private nonprofit corporation, a political subdivision, a public corporation, or a combination of these entities for the purpose of administering the system;
(2) making reasonable rules relating to the system, including rules specifying whether criminal cases may be referred to the system; and
(3) vesting management of the system in a committee selected by the county bar association.
(c) The actions of a committee authorized by Subsection (b)(3) are subject to the approval of the commissioners court.
(b) The commissioners court may do all necessary acts to make the alternative dispute resolution system effective, including:
(1) contracting with a private nonprofit corporation, a political subdivision, a public corporation, or a combination of these entities for the purpose of administering the system;
(2) making reasonable rules relating to the system, including rules specifying whether criminal cases may be referred to the system; and
(3) vesting management of the system in a committee selected by the county bar association.
(c) The actions of a committee authorized by Subsection (b)(3) are subject to the approval of the commissioners court.
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