{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 542.202","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"action\" includes taking various actions such as reasonable and diligent collection efforts, mediation, arbitration, and litigation against a responsible third party or the third party's insurer.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 542. PROCESSING AND SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS","SUBCHAPTER E. RECOVERY OF DEDUCTIBLE FROM THIRD PARTIES UNDER CERTAIN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.542.htm#542.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a7fb2c667b7cea3e371399f202511bca6a54dc75be0eba089fbd870a74410451","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}