Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.062
COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
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- Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.062, COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS CLAIMS, AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/632084
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(a) Venue of the main action shall establish venue of a counterclaim, cross claim, or third-party claim properly joined under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or any applicable statute.
(b) If an original defendant properly joins a third-party defendant, venue shall be proper for a claim arising out of the same transaction, occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences by the plaintiff against the third-party defendant if the claim arises out of the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim against the original defendant.