Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 171.093 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION — GENERAL ARBITRATION — COURT PROCEEDINGS — Hearing; Notice TEXT PDF The court shall hear each initial and subsequent application under this subchapter in the manner and with the notice required by law or court rule for making and hearing a motion filed in a pending civil action in a district court. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 171.093 Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. 9/1/1997.