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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to venue in a lawsuit against the State of Texas or a state |
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agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 15.021 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 15.021. SUIT AGAINST STATE. Notwithstanding any other |
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statute, including Section 15.016, a lawsuit against the state or a |
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state agency may be brought in: |
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(1) a county in which the court of appeals is held for |
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a court of appeals district that includes the county in which the |
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plaintiff: |
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(A) resided at the time of the accrual of the |
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cause of action; or |
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(B) resides at the time the suit is brought; or |
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(2) Travis County. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a lawsuit brought on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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lawsuit brought before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |