Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.117
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.117, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 172.117. SETTLEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) An arbitration tribunal may:
(1) encourage settlement of the dispute; and
(2) with the agreement of the parties, use mediation, conciliation, or another procedure at any time during the arbitration to encourage settlement.
(b) The arbitration tribunal shall terminate the arbitration if the parties settle the dispute.
(c) If requested by the parties and not objected to by the arbitration tribunal, the tribunal shall record the settlement in the form of an award on agreed terms.
(1) encourage settlement of the dispute; and
(2) with the agreement of the parties, use mediation, conciliation, or another procedure at any time during the arbitration to encourage settlement.
(b) The arbitration tribunal shall terminate the arbitration if the parties settle the dispute.
(c) If requested by the parties and not objected to by the arbitration tribunal, the tribunal shall record the settlement in the form of an award on agreed terms.
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