Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.032
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.032, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 172.032. REQUIREMENTS FOR ARBITRATION AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) An arbitration agreement must be in writing. The agreement is in writing if it is contained in:
(1) a document signed by each party;
(2) an exchange of letters, telexes, telegrams, or other means of telecommunication that provide a record of the agreement; or
(3) an exchange of statements of claim and defense in which the existence of an agreement is alleged by one party and not denied by another.
(b) A contract reference to a document containing an arbitration clause is an arbitration agreement if the contract is in writing and the reference is sufficient to make that clause part of the contract.
(1) a document signed by each party;
(2) an exchange of letters, telexes, telegrams, or other means of telecommunication that provide a record of the agreement; or
(3) an exchange of statements of claim and defense in which the existence of an agreement is alleged by one party and not denied by another.
(b) A contract reference to a document containing an arbitration clause is an arbitration agreement if the contract is in writing and the reference is sufficient to make that clause part of the contract.
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