{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.071","heading":"EFFECT OF WRITTEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.","body":"(a) If the parties reach a settlement and execute a written agreement disposing of the dispute, the agreement is enforceable in the same manner as any other written contract.\n(b) The court in its discretion may incorporate the terms of the agreement in the court's final decree disposing of the case.\n(c) A settlement agreement does not affect an outstanding court order unless the terms of the agreement are incorporated into a subsequent decree.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1121, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1987.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 154. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER D. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.154.htm#154.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"71f9d6d846fd8afcfb246e2b0614169ff41264f556fd86596be431d8afc818ed","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-154.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}