{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.004","heading":"COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT.","body":"An arbitration or conciliation agreement is commercial if it arises out of a relationship of a commercial nature, including:\n(1) a transaction for the supply or exchange of goods or services;\n(2) a distribution agreement;\n(3) a commercial representation or agency;\n(4) an exploitation agreement or concession;\n(5) a joint venture or other related form of industrial or business cooperation;\n(6) the carriage of goods or passengers by air, sea, rail, or road;\n(7) a relationship involving:\n(A) construction;\n(B) insurance;\n(C) licensing;\n(D) factoring;\n(E) leasing;\n(F) consulting;\n(G) engineering;\n(H) financing;\n(I) banking;\n(J) professional services; or\n(K) intellectual or industrial property, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and software programs; or\n(8) the transfer of data or technology.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 249-4 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.172.htm#172.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"ba39681b00d4ff749fb8ed909d4308d046b60fbe2be5d32b584ea5046c8ddf2b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}