{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.062","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.062","heading":"COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS.","body":"(a) Venue of the main action shall establish venue of a counterclaim, cross claim, or third-party claim properly joined under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or any applicable statute.\n(b) If an original defendant properly joins a third-party defendant, venue shall be proper for a claim arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences by the plaintiff against the third-party defendant if the claim arises out of the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim against the original defendant.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 15. VENUE","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.15.htm#15.062","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"434614924fe525bee2ba70641f74a8121046a1ff902c750acddc10869cd8a887","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.063"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}