1. (a) After an initial application has been made, notice to an adverse party for each subsequent application shall be made in the same manner as is required for a motion filed in a pending civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable. This subsection applies only if:

   1. (1) jurisdiction over the adverse party has been established by service of process on the party or in rem for the initial application; and

   2. (2) the subsequent application relates to:

      1. (A) the same arbitration or a prospective arbitration under the same agreement to arbitrate; and
      2. (B) the same controversy or controversies.
2. (b) If Subsection (a) does not apply, service of process shall be made on the adverse party in the manner provided by Section 171.094.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2025.