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Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Chapter 17 Parties; Citation; Long-Arm JurisdictionLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Civil Practice & Remedies Code > Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Chapter 17 Parties; Citation; Long-Arm Jurisdiction (a) Except as provided by this section, the acceptor of a bill of exchange or a principal obligor on a contract may be sued alone ... In a suit against the estate of a decedent involving the title to real property, the executor or administrator, if any, and the heirs must ... For the purpose of establishing title to property, settling a lien or encumbrance on property, or determining an estate, interest, lien, or encumbrance, a person ... A person with a claim against property that has accrued to or been granted to the unknown heirs of a deceased individual or the unknown ... (a) A person may sue the unknown owner or claimant of an interest in land if: (1) the person bringing suit claims ownership of an ... (a) In an action against an individual, partnership, or unincorporated association that arises in a county in which the individual, partnership, or association has an ... Citation served on one member of a partnership authorizes a judgment against the partnership and the partner actually served. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, ... (a) In an action against a joint-stock association, citation may be served by: (1) serving the president, vice-president, secretary, cashier, assistant cashier, or treasurer of ... (a) In a suit against a county, citation must be served on the county judge. (b) In a suit against an incorporated city, town, or ... (a) If a public official is required or permitted by law to serve legal process by mail, including process in a suit for delinquent taxes, ... (a) In an action in which citation may be served on the secretary of state, service may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, ... (a) The plaintiff or his attorney may prepare the appropriate citation for the defendant. (b) The citation must be in the form prescribed by the ... In this subchapter, "nonresident" includes: (1) an individual who is not a resident of this state; and (2) a foreign corporation, joint-stock company, association, or ... In addition to other acts that may constitute doing business, a nonresident does business in this state if the nonresident: (1) contracts by mail or ... In an action arising from a nonresident's business in this state, process may be served on the person in charge, at the time of service, ... (a) The secretary of state is an agent for service of process or complaint on a nonresident who: (1) is required by statute to designate ... (a) If the secretary of state is served with duplicate copies of process for a nonresident, the documents shall contain a statement of the name ... In this subchapter: (1) "Agent" includes a servant, employee, heir, legal representative, executor, administrator, or guardian. (2) "Chairman" means the chairman of the Texas Transportation ... (a) The chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission is an agent for service of process on a person who is a nonresident or an agent ... (a) A certified copy of the process must be served on the chairman not later than the 20th day prior to the date of return ... Service on the chairman has the same effect as personal service on the nonresident. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... (a) If the notice of service on the chairman cannot be effected by registered or certified mail or if the nonresident or agent refuses to ... An officer who serves process on the chairman under this subchapter shall state on his return the day and hour of service and any other ... If process is served on the chairman under this subchapter, a court may not grant default judgment against the defendant before the 21st day after ... A court may continue or postpone an action in which process is served under this subchapter as necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to ... (a) On request of any party and payment of a $25 fee, the chairman shall certify the occurrence or performance of any duty, act, omission, ... (a) In a suit to collect delinquent property taxes by the state or a subdivision of the state in which a person who is a ... A nonresident individual or partnership that supplies gas, water, electricity, or other public utility service to a city, town, or village in this state may ... In addition to other methods of service provided by law, process may be served on a foreign railway by serving: (1) a train conductor who: ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |