{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.085","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.085","heading":"CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.","body":"(a) A court may require that an application filed under this chapter:\n(1) show the jurisdiction of the court;\n(2) have attached a copy of the agreement to arbitrate;\n(3) define the issue subject to arbitration between the parties under the agreement;\n(4) specify the status of the arbitration before the arbitrators; and\n(5) show the need for the court order sought by the applicant.\n(b) A court may not find an application inadequate because of the absence of a requirement listed in Subsection (a) unless the court, in its discretion:\n(1) requires that the applicant amend the application to meet the requirements of the court; and\n(2) grants the applicant a 10-day period to comply.\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 D. COURT PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.171.htm#171.085","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"c42d2ae46a835fe75808f4707c28b9473f7190ba3b99f4b8a8d02841d5ecbf32","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-171.086"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}