{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.098","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.098","heading":"PLEADING REQUIREMENTS.","body":"If a suit is brought in a county or precinct in which the defendant does not reside, the citation or pleading must affirmatively show that the suit comes within an exception provided for by this subchapter.\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#15.098","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"0086a0d42fef07841b41488417c9c788085d75650285a2178facbbb059f26168","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.097","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-15.099"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}