{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.087","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.087","heading":"OPTION: SUIT IN DEFENDANT'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE.","body":"A suit to which a permissive venue section of this subchapter applies may be brought and maintained either in the county provided for by that section or in the county in which the defendant resides.\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#15.087","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"a8e69544dd12354c1434d84118c6b25e8e00cf482083312f475222ed6b08e7fb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.086","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.088"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}