Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 61.002
Specific Grounds

Attachment is available if:

(1)

the defendant is not a resident of this state or is a foreign corporation or is acting as such;

(2)

the defendant is about to move from this state permanently and has refused to pay or secure the debt due the plaintiff;

(3)

the defendant is in hiding so that ordinary process of law cannot be served on him;

(4)

the defendant has hidden or is about to hide his property for the purpose of defrauding his creditors;

(5)

the defendant is about to remove his property from this state without leaving an amount sufficient to pay his debts;

(6)

the defendant is about to remove all or part of his property from the county in which the suit is brought with the intent to defraud his creditors;

(7)

the defendant has disposed of or is about to dispose of all or part of his property with the intent to defraud his creditors;

(8)

the defendant is about to convert all or part of his property into money for the purpose of placing it beyond the reach of his creditors; or

(9)

the defendant owes the plaintiff for property obtained by the defendant under false pretenses.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Source: Section 61.002 — Specific Grounds, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­61.­htm#61.­002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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