A writ of attachment may be issued in a proper case at the initiation of a suit or at any time during the progress of a suit, but may not be issued before a suit has been instituted.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.003
PENDING SUIT REQUIRED
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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