{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 24.009","heading":"JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT IF PARTIES PROPERLY JOIN IN ONE SUIT.","body":"If two or more persons originally and properly join in one suit, the suit for jurisdictional purposes is treated as if one party is suing for the aggregate amount of all their claims added together, excluding interest and costs. This section does not prevent jurisdiction from attaching on any other ground.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 24. DISTRICT COURTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.24.htm#24.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ea4d25fed922b9808e4995abcec719d566523dc08f398ce5a87bdd2de8b4ed62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-24.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}