{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-17.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.026","heading":"SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE.","body":"(a) In an action in which citation may be served on the secretary of state, service may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, by the clerk of the court in which the case is pending or by the party or the representative of the party.\n(b) The method of service of citation provided by this section is in addition to any other method authorized by statute or the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for service on the secretary of state.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 954, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 17. PARTIES; CITATION; LONG-ARM JURISDICTION","SUBCHAPTER B. CITATION GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.17.htm#17.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"60bf04463e602c9eafc5b892d44493c8eb82f3e9fea655d8ffdf5615f6d93c27","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-17.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-17.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}