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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.021

PROCEEDING TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

Applied in 55 court decisions — leading case G.T. Leach Builders, LLC v. Sapphire V.P., Lp (2015)

Most recently applied in In the Matter of: Jon Amberson (November 2022)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4748, ch. 830, eff

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(a) A court shall order the parties to arbitrate on application of a party showing:

(1) an agreement to arbitrate; and

(2) the opposing party's refusal to arbitrate.

(b) If a party opposing an application made under Subsection (a) denies the existence of the agreement, the court shall summarily determine that issue. The court shall order the arbitration if it finds for the party that made the application. If the court does not find for that party, the court shall deny the application.

(c) An order compelling arbitration must include a stay of any proceeding subject to Section 171.025.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.