Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 25A.004. JURISDICTION AND POWERS. (a) Subject to Subsections (b), (c), (d), (d-1), (e), and (f), the business court has the powers provided to district courts by Chapter 24, including the power to: (1) issue writs of injunction, mandamus, sequestration, attachment, garnishme…

Sec. 25A.0041. RULES RELATED TO JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION. (a) The supreme court by rule shall establish procedures for the prompt, efficient, and final determination of business court jurisdiction on the filing of an action in the business court. In adopting rules under this …

Sec. 25A.005. JUDICIAL AUTHORITY. A business court judge has all powers, duties, immunities, and privileges of a district judge. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 25A.006. INITIAL FILING; REMOVAL AND REMAND. (a) An action within the jurisdiction of the business court may be filed in the business court. The party filing the action must plead facts to establish venue in a county in a division of the business court, and the business cour…

Sec. 25A.007. APPEALS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except in instances when the supreme court has concurrent or exclusive jurisdiction, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over an appeal from an order or judgment of the business court or an origin…

Sec. 25A.008. QUALIFICATIONS OF JUDGE. (a) A business court judge must: (1) be at least 35 years of age; (2) be a United States citizen; (3) have been a resident of a county within the division of the business court to which the judge is appointed for at least five years before a…

Sec. 25A.009. APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES; TERM; PRESIDING JUDGE; EXCHANGE OF BENCHES. (a) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint: (1) two judges to each of the First, Third, Fourth, Eighth, and Eleventh Divisions of the business court; and (2) one judge…

Sec. 25A.010. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in an office of a business court judge, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint, in the same manner as the original appointment, another person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Added by Act…

Sec. 25A.011. JUDGE'S SALARY. The salary of a business court judge is the amount provided by Section 659.012 and shall be paid in equal monthly installments. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 25A.012. REMOVAL; DISQUALIFICATION AND RECUSAL. (a) A business court judge may be removed from office in the same manner and for the same reasons as a district judge. (b) A business court judge is disqualified and subject to mandatory recusal for the same reasons a district …

Sec. 25A.013. PRIVATE PRACTICE OF LAW. A business court judge shall diligently discharge the duties of the office on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 25A.0135. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN JUDICIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. A judge of the business court is exempt from the judicial training requirements under Chapter 22 that are not germane to the jurisdiction of the business court, including the training requirements of Sections 2…

Sec. 25A.014. VISITING JUDGE. (a) An active, retired, or former judge or justice who has the qualifications prescribed by Section 25A.008 may be assigned as a visiting judge of a division of the business court by the chief justice of the supreme court. A visiting judge of a divis…

Sec. 25A.015. JURY PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE; VENUE FOR JURY TRIAL. (a) A party in an action pending in the business court has the right to a trial by jury when required by the constitution. (b) Subject to Subsection (d), a jury trial in a case filed initially in the business court …

Sec. 25A.016. WRITTEN OPINIONS. The supreme court shall adopt rules for the issuance of written opinions by the business court. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 25A.017. COURT LOCATION; STAFFING. (a) In this section, "remote proceeding" means a proceeding before the business court in which one or more of the participants, including a judge, party, attorney, witness, court reporter, or other individual attends the proceeding remotely…

Sec. 25A.0171. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT TO OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION; REPORT. (a) The business court is administratively attached to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. (b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall pr…

Sec. 25A.018. FEES. The supreme court shall set fees for filings and actions in the business court in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering this chapter, taking into account fee waivers necessary for the interest of justice. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., C…

Sec. 25A.019. SEAL. The seal of the business court is the same as that provided by law for a district court except that the seal must contain the name "The Business Court of Texas." Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 25A.020. RULES. (a) The supreme court shall adopt rules of civil procedure as the court determines necessary, including rules providing for: (1) the timely and efficient removal and remand of cases to and from the business court; and (2) the assignment of cases to judges of …

Sec. 25A.021. ACTIONS COMMENCED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2024. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8, Chapter 380 (H.B. 19), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, a civil action commenced before September 1, 2024, that is within the jurisdiction of the business court may be tra…