Texas Statutes
§ 15.035 — CONTRACT IN WRITING.
Texas § 15.035
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Code CPCivil Practice and Remedies Code
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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 15.035 (2026).
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Sec. 15.035. CONTRACT IN WRITING.
(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a person has contracted in writing to perform an obligation in a particular county, expressly naming the county or a definite place in that county by that writing, suit on or by reason of the obligation may be brought against him either in that county or in the county in which the defendant has his domicile.
(b)In an action founded on a contractual obligation of the defendant to pay money arising out of or based on a consumer transaction for goods, services, loans, or extensions of credit intended primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural use, suit by a creditor on or by reason of the obligation may be brought against the defendant either in the county in which the defendant in fact signed the
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Nearby Sections
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§ 15.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 15.002
VENUE: GENERAL RULE.§ 15.005
MULTIPLE DEFENDANTS.§ 15.011
LAND.§ 15.0115
LANDLORD-TENANT.§ 15.012
INJUNCTION AGAINST SUIT.§ 15.014
HEAD OF STATE DEPARTMENT.§ 15.015
COUNTIES.§ 15.0151
CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.§ 15.016
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