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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.001 Definition
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Sec. 37.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "person" means an individual, partnership, joint-stock company, unincorporated association or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.002 Short Title, Construction, Interpretation
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Sec. 37.002. SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION. (a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act. (b) This chapter is remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other le…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.003 Power of Courts To Render Judgment; Form and Effect
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Sec. 37.003. POWER OF COURTS TO RENDER JUDGMENT; FORM AND EFFECT. (a) A court of record within its jurisdiction has power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. An action or proceeding is not open to objection on…
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.004 Subject Matter of Relief
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Sec. 37.004. SUBJECT MATTER OF RELIEF. (a) A person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determi…