Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.002
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.002, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 36A.002. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Foreign country" means a government other than:
(A) the United States;
(B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) any other government with respect to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's court is initially subject to determination under Section 1, Article IV, United States Constitution (the full faith and credit clause).
(2) "Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
(1) "Foreign country" means a government other than:
(A) the United States;
(B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) any other government with respect to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's court is initially subject to determination under Section 1, Article IV, United States Constitution (the full faith and credit clause).
(2) "Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
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