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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.109

ABATEMENT OF SUIT

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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.109, ABATEMENT OF SUIT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/633396
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If the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction determines that a suit brought under this chapter would interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution after notifying the attorney general of the investigation or prosecution under Section 140A.108, the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction may request, in writing, that the attorney general abate the suit. On receipt of this request, the attorney general shall abate the suit.