{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-61.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.001","heading":"GENERAL GROUNDS.","body":"A writ of original attachment is available to a plaintiff in a suit if:\n(1) the defendant is justly indebted to the plaintiff;\n(2) the attachment is not sought for the purpose of injuring or harassing the defendant;\n(3) the plaintiff will probably lose his debt unless the writ of attachment is issued; and\n(4) specific grounds for the writ exist under Section 61.002.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 3. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES","CHAPTER 61. ATTACHMENT","SUBCHAPTER A. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.61.htm#61.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"c7d1347abbbe601573452d8b2533f55d903721ff229b8568a9c4494a776716c7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-52.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-61.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}