{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.026","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.026","heading":"VALIDITY OF UNDERLYING CLAIM.","body":"A court may not refuse to order arbitration because:\n(1) the claim lacks merit or bona fides; or\n(2) the fault or ground for the claim is not shown.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 171. GENERAL ARBITRATION","SUBCHAPTER B. PROCEEDINGS TO COMPEL OR STAY ARBITRATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.171.htm#171.026","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"5407182900badb2d8dc8f531df651fe3695ad358f2308adb378a5d98505d0c9a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.025","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}