Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 15.092 – Contract
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a suit on a written contract that promises performance at a particular place may be brought in the county and precinct in which the contract was to be performed.
(b) A suit on an oral or written contract for labor actually performed may be brought in the county and precinct in which the labor was performed.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 15.092
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A suit by a creditor on a contract for goods, services, or loans intended primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural use may be brought only in the county and precinct in which the contract was signed or in which the defendant resides.
(d) A contract described by Subsection (c) may not waive the venue provided by that subsection.