{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.018","heading":"FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT.","body":"(a) This section only applies to suits brought under the federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. Section 51 et seq.).\n(b) All suits brought under the federal Employers' Liability Act shall be brought:\n(1) in the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;\n(2) in the county where the defendant's principal office in this state is located; or\n(3) in the county where the plaintiff resided at the time the cause of action accrued.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (H.B. 1602), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2007.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 15. VENUE","SUBCHAPTER B. MANDATORY VENUE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.15.htm#15.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"882c5f9ab65364dc167c4c99360ffcde7744f24dc60778b73507664ad6a3f8e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.0181"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}