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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.402 (2026)

Jurisdiction To Appoint Receiver

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Sec. 11.402. JURISDICTION TO APPOINT RECEIVER. (a) A court that has subject matter jurisdiction over specific property of a domestic or foreign entity that is located in this state and is involved in litigation has jurisdiction to appoint a receiver for that property as provided by Section 11.403.

(b) A district court in the county in which the registered office or principal place of business of a domestic entity is located has jurisdiction to:

(1) appoint a receiver for the property and business of a domestic entity for the purpose of rehabilitating the entity as provided by Section 11.404; or

(2) order the liquidation of the property and business of a domestic entity and appoint a receiver to effect that liquidation as provided by Section 11.405.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 748), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: Ritchie v. Rupe, 339 S.W.3d 275 (Tex. App. 2011).
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Ritchie v. Rupe, 339 S.W.3d 275 (Tex. App. 2011). “Laws 267 , 595 (now codified at Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 11.402 , 404 (West 2010)).”
Argo Data Resource Corp. v. Shagrithaya, 380 S.W.3d 249 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs.Code Ann. § 11.402 (West 2012).”
Camil Kreit v. Christopher Quinn, 690 F. App'x 283 (5th Cir. 2017). “See Tex Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.402 (“A court that has subject matter jurisdiction over specific property of a domestic or foreign entity that is located in this state and is involved in litigation has jurisdiction to appoint a receiver for that property.”
Dream Creek Enter., Inc. & Ramey J. Keith v. BBL Builders, L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “passim Tex. Bus. Org. Code § 11.403 ............”
in Re Est. of Michael Allen Hallmark (Tex. App. 2020). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 11.402 (West 2020).”
Wenxin \Cindy\" Xia (2021). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 11.402 (b). She also characterized Section 11.”
Eclipse Gaming Sys., LLC v. Antonucci (N.D. Ill. 2018). “51) at ¶ 3; Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.402(b) (stating that the district court “in the county in which the registered office or principle place of business of a domestic entity is located has jurisdiction to” appoint a receiver under § 11.”
In Re T. Bently Durant; Thomas R. Durant; The Durant Classic Dynasty Trust; Michael A. Ward; 8100 Partners, Ltd.; 8100 Mgmt. LLC; 8705 Partners, Ltd.; 8705 Mgmt. LLC; Classic Chevrolet Sugar Land LLC; Classic Chevrolet West Houston, LLC; Classic Elite Buick GMC, Inc.; & 16835 Cadet Partners, LLC v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “071 (mandatory venue for action for appointment of corporate receiver is county where the corporation’s principal office is located); TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 11.402 (district courts in county where a domestic entity’s registered office or principal place of business is located…”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.402(b): 2 cases
Eclipse Gaming Sys., LLC v. Antonucci (N.D. Ill. 2018). “51) at ¶ 3; Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.402(b) (stating that the district court “in the county in which the registered office or principle place of business of a domestic entity is located has jurisdiction to” appoint a receiver under § 11.”
Dream Creek Enter., Inc. & Ramey J. Keith v. BBL Builders, L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). “passim Tex. Bus. Org. Code § 11.403 ............”
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