Every action for which there is no express limitations period, except an action for the recovery of real property, must be brought not later than four years after the day the cause of action accrues.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.051
RESIDUAL LIMITATIONS PERIOD
Applied in 200 court decisions — leading case Tel-Phonic Services, Inc. v. TBS International, Inc. (1992)
Most recently applied in Sheet Pile v. Plymouth Tube (April 2024)
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.