{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.082","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.082","heading":"VENUE: GENERAL RULE.","body":"Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter or by any other law, a suit in justice court shall be brought in the county and precinct in which one or more defendants reside.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 15. VENUE","SUBCHAPTER E. SUITS BROUGHT IN JUSTICE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.15.htm#15.082","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"9b8289e63c663cc252964c5ae3c870741b5fc52911ee5458d7fddb0b2182d0a1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.081","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.0821"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}