Alternative Dispute Resolution is a mechanism by which different types of legal disputes are resolved through out-of-court processes like arbitration, and mediation as an alternative to civil litigation. ADR methods can be effective in reducing the time, money, and adversarial nature associated with traditional court-based proceedings.
Texas City is a city in Galveston county in the U.S. state of Texas within the the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city's population was 41,521 at the 2000 census.