Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.009
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.009, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 36A.009. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Official statutory text
An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be brought within the earlier of:
(1) the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country; or
(2) 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
(1) the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country; or
(2) 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
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