In this subchapter, "nonresident" includes:
(1) an individual who is not a resident of this state; and
(2) a foreign corporation, joint-stock company, association, or partnership.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 17.041
DEFINITION
Applied in 45 court decisions — leading case Memorial Hospital System v. Fisher Insurance Agency, Inc. (1992)
Most recently applied in Ethridge v. Samsung SDI (May 2025)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.