Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 36A.002 · Chapter 36A. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Foreign country" means a government other than:
(A) the United States;
(B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) any other government with respect to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's court is initially subject to determination under Section 1, Article IV, United States Constitution (the full faith and credit clause).
(2) "Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.36A.htm
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