{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.210","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.210","heading":"CIVIL LIABILITY: VENUE.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 15.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a civil action brought under Section 171.208 shall be brought in:\n(1) the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;\n(2) the county of residence for any one of the natural person defendants at the time the cause of action accrued;\n(3) the county of the principal office in this state of any one of the defendants that is not a natural person; or\n(4) the county of residence for the claimant if the claimant is a natural person residing in this state.\n(b) If a civil action is brought under Section 171.208 in any one of the venues described by Subsection (a), the action may not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 171. ABORTION","SUBCHAPTER H. DETECTION OF FETAL HEARTBEAT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.171.htm#171.210","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"52cbe1f889d936819da732b9142299f04e3e3941a9400f52744fd10403334f3f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.209","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}