An action against a county shall be brought in that county.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 15.015
COUNTIES
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case Wichita County, Texas v. Hart (1996)
Most recently applied in in Re Occidental Chemical Corporation, Oxy Ingleside Energy Center, LLC, Oxy Ingleside Lpg Terminal LLC, and Oxy Ingleside Oil Terminal Llc (October 2018)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, 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.