{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(a) \"Principal office\" means a principal office of the corporation, unincorporated association, or partnership in this state in which the decision makers for the organization within this state conduct the daily affairs of the organization. The mere presence of an agency or representative does not establish a principal office.\n(b) \"Proper venue\" means:\n(1) the venue required by the mandatory provisions of Subchapter B or another statute prescribing mandatory venue; or\n(2) if Subdivision (1) does not apply, the venue provided by this subchapter or Subchapter C.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 15. VENUE","SUBCHAPTER A. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL RULES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.15.htm#15.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"796f92d130bf621a34540e35eb70d4b88eb3e3296e9fae3439d05b8923ab408f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-14a.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}