Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.0021
GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
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- Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.0021, GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/632486
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, attachment is available to a plaintiff who:
(1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3); and
(2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a result of conduct that violates:
(A) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child);
(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child);
(C) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or
(D) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child).
(b) A court may issue a writ of attachment in a suit described by Subsection (a) in an amount the court determines to be appropriate to provide for the counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.