In a suit in which the plaintiff has established proper venue against a defendant, the court also has venue of all the defendants in all claims or actions arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 15.005
MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case American Home Products Corp. v. Clark (2000)
Most recently applied in In re Hannah (May 2014)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.