A court shall determine the venue of a suit based on the facts existing at the time the cause of action that is the basis of the suit accrued.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 15.006
VENUE DETERMINED BY FACTS EXISTING AT THE TIME OF ACCRUAL
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Chiriboga v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (2003)
Most recently applied in Ford Motor Co. v. Johnson (August 2015)
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.