Tex. Health & Safety Code § 171.210 · Subchapter H. DETECTION OF FETAL HEARTBEAT
CIVIL LIABILITY: VENUE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 15.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a civil action brought under Section 171.208 shall be brought in:
(1) the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;
(2) the county of residence for any one of the natural person defendants at the time the cause of action accrued;
(3) the county of the principal office in this state of any one of the defendants that is not a natural person; or
(4) the county of residence for the claimant if the claimant is a natural person residing in this state.
(b) If a civil action is brought under Section 171.208 in any one of the venues described by Subsection (a), the action may not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.171.htm
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