Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.084
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.084, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 171.084. STAY OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) After an initial application is filed, the court may stay:
(1) a proceeding under a later filed application in another court to:
(A) invoke the jurisdiction of that court; or
(B) obtain an order under this chapter; or
(2) a proceeding instituted after the initial application has been filed.
(b) A stay under this section affects only an issue subject to arbitration under an agreement in accordance with the terms of the initial application.
(1) a proceeding under a later filed application in another court to:
(A) invoke the jurisdiction of that court; or
(B) obtain an order under this chapter; or
(2) a proceeding instituted after the initial application has been filed.
(b) A stay under this section affects only an issue subject to arbitration under an agreement in accordance with the terms of the initial application.
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