Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.093
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.093, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 17.093. SERVICE ON FOREIGN RAILWAY.
Official statutory text
In addition to other methods of service provided by law, process may be served on a foreign railway by serving:
(1) a train conductor who:
(A) handles trains for two or more railway corporations, at least one of which is the foreign corporation and at least one of which is a domestic corporation; and
(B) handles trains for the railway corporations over tracks that cross the state's boundary and on tracks of a domestic corporation within this state; or
(2) an agent who:
(A) has an office in this state; and
(B) sells tickets or makes contracts for the transportation of passengers or property over all or part of the line of the foreign railway.
(1) a train conductor who:
(A) handles trains for two or more railway corporations, at least one of which is the foreign corporation and at least one of which is a domestic corporation; and
(B) handles trains for the railway corporations over tracks that cross the state's boundary and on tracks of a domestic corporation within this state; or
(2) an agent who:
(A) has an office in this state; and
(B) sells tickets or makes contracts for the transportation of passengers or property over all or part of the line of the foreign railway.
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