Tex. Property Code § 23.002
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 23.002, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 23.002. VENUE AND JURISDICTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A joint owner or a claimant of real property or an interest in real property may bring an action to partition the property or interest in a district court of a county in which any part of the property is located.
(b) A joint owner of personal property must bring an action to partition the property in a court that has jurisdiction over the value of the property.
(b) A joint owner of personal property must bring an action to partition the property in a court that has jurisdiction over the value of the property.
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