Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 172.203 · Subchapter H. PROVISIONS RELATING ONLY TO CONCILIATION
CONDUCT OF CONCILIATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A conciliator:
(1) shall be guided by principles of objectivity, fairness, and justice; and
(2) shall consider, among other things:
(A) the rights and obligations of the parties;
(B) the usages of the trade concerned; and
(C) the circumstances surrounding the dispute, including any previous practices between the parties.
(b) The conciliator may conduct the conciliation in a manner that the conciliator considers appropriate, considering the circumstances of the case, the wishes of the parties, and the desirability of a speedy settlement of the dispute.
(c) Except as provided by this chapter, a law of this state governing procedure, other than this chapter, does not apply to conciliation under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 249-20 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.172.htm
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