Section 171.096 - Place of Filing(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a party must file the initial application: (1) in the county in which an adverse party resides or has a place of business; or(2) if an adverse party does not have a residence or place of business in this state, in any county.(b) If the agreement to arbitrate provides that the hearing before the arbitrators is to be held in a county in this state, a party must file the initial application with the clerk of the court of that county.(c) If a hearing before the arbitrators has been held, a party must file the initial application with the clerk of the court of the county in which the hearing was held.(d) Consistent with Section 171.024, if a proceeding is pending in a court relating to arbitration of an issue subject to arbitration under an agreement before the filing of the initial application, a party must file the initial application and any subsequent application relating to the arbitration in that court.Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 171.096
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. 9/1/1997.