Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.061
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.061, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 172.061. FAILURE OR IMPOSSIBILITY TO ACT.
Official statutory text
(a) The mandate of an arbitrator terminates if the arbitrator:
(1) is unable to perform the arbitrator's functions or for another reason fails to act without undue delay; and
(2) withdraws from office or each party agrees to the termination.
(b) If there is a controversy concerning the termination of the arbitrator's mandate under Subsection (a), a party may request the district court or the division of the business court of the county in which the place of arbitration is located to decide the termination. The decision of the court is not subject to appeal.
(1) is unable to perform the arbitrator's functions or for another reason fails to act without undue delay; and
(2) withdraws from office or each party agrees to the termination.
(b) If there is a controversy concerning the termination of the arbitrator's mandate under Subsection (a), a party may request the district court or the division of the business court of the county in which the place of arbitration is located to decide the termination. The decision of the court is not subject to appeal.
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