{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.055","heading":"FACTORS CONSIDERED.","body":"In appointing an arbitrator, the court shall consider:\n(1) each qualification required of the arbitrator by the arbitration agreement;\n(2) any consideration making more likely the appointment of an independent and impartial arbitrator; and\n(3) in the case of a sole or third arbitrator, the advisability of appointing an arbitrator of a nationality other than that of any party.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER C. ARBITRATORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.172.htm#172.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"fcf297c177bcb3bfaa5a7707e8323e986163a18fc4ff670163d1478d530a50dd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}