{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-11.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Defendant\" means a person or governmental entity against whom a plaintiff commences or maintains or seeks to commence or maintain a litigation.\n(2) \"Litigation\" means a civil action commenced, maintained, or pending in any state or federal court.\n(3) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224, Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.\n(4) \"Moving defendant\" means a defendant who moves for an order under Section 11.051 determining that a plaintiff is a vexatious litigant and requesting security.\n(5) \"Plaintiff\" means an individual who commences or maintains a litigation pro se.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 9.01, eff. January 1, 2012.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 11. VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.11.htm#11.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"4ee7b53f2b7bce56c7d056a5f1a5289642d0a2e774057b7b85db1e33fcc455c7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-10.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-11.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}