Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 15.0115
Landlord-tenant

(a)

Except as provided by another statute prescribing mandatory venue, a suit between a landlord and a tenant arising under a lease shall be brought in the county in which all or a part of the real property is located.

(b)

In this section, “lease” means any written or oral agreement between a landlord and a tenant that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, or other provisions relating to the use and occupancy of the real property that is the subject of the agreement.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 138, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.

Source: Section 15.0115 — Landlord-tenant, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­15.­htm#15.­0115 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

15.001
Definitions 15.002
Venue: General Rule 15.003
Multiple Plaintiffs and Intervening Plaintiffs 15.004
Mandatory Venue Provisions Governs Multiple Claims 15.005
Multiple Defendants 15.006
Venue Determined by Facts Existing at the Time of Accrual 15.007
Conflict with Certain Provisions 15.011
Land 15.012
Injunction Against Suit 15.013
Injunction Against Execution of Judgment 15.014
Head of State Department 15.015
Counties 15.016
Other Mandatory Venue 15.017
Libel, Slander, or Invasion of Privacy 15.018
Federal Employers’ Liability Act 15.019
Inmate Litigation 15.020
Major Transactions: Specification of Venue by Agreement 15.031
Executor 15.032
Insurance 15.033
Breach of Warranty by Manufacturer 15.035
Contract in Writing 15.038
Other Permissive Venue 15.039
Transient Person 15.062
Counterclaims, Cross Claims, and Third-party Claims 15.063
Transfer 15.064
Hearings 15.065
Watercourse or Roadway Forming County Boundary 15.066
Conflict with Rules of Civil Procedure 15.081
Application 15.082
Venue: General Rule 15.083
Residence of a Single Man 15.084
Forcible Entry and Detainer 15.085
Executor 15.086
Counties 15.087
Option: Suit in Defendant’s County of Residence 15.088
Nonresident 15.089
Transient Person 15.090
Personal Property 15.091
Rents 15.092
Contract 15.093
Torts 15.094
Corporation 15.095
Railroad Companies 15.096
Steamboat or Other Vessel 15.097
Insurance Companies 15.098
Pleading Requirements 15.099
More than One Justice 15.100
Disqualified Justice 15.0115
Landlord-tenant 15.0151
Certain Political Subdivisions 15.0181
Jones Act 15.0641
Venue Rights of Multiple Defendants 15.0642
Mandamus 15.0821
Administrative Rules for Transfer
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 15.0115’s source at texas​.gov