Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.085 · Subchapter D. COURT PROCEEDINGS
CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A court may require that an application filed under this chapter:
(1) show the jurisdiction of the court;
(2) have attached a copy of the agreement to arbitrate;
(3) define the issue subject to arbitration between the parties under the agreement;
(4) specify the status of the arbitration before the arbitrators; and
(5) show the need for the court order sought by the applicant.
(b) A court may not find an application inadequate because of the absence of a requirement listed in Subsection (a) unless the court, in its discretion:
(1) requires that the applicant amend the application to meet the requirements of the court; and
(2) grants the applicant a 10-day period to comply.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.171.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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