Sec. 171.097. TRANSFER. (a) On application of a party adverse to the party who filed the initial application, a court that has jurisdiction but that is not a court described by Section 171.096 shall transfer the application to a court described by that section. (b) The court shall transfer the application by an order comparable to an order sustaining a plea of privilege to be sued in a civil action in a district court or a division of the business court of a county other than the county in which an action is filed. (c) The party must file the application under this section: (1) not later than the 20th day after the date of service of process on the adverse party; and (2) before any other appearance in the court by that adverse party, other than an appearance to challenge the jurisdiction of the court.
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