1. (a) The business court is administratively attached to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
2. (b) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall provide administrative support to the business court as necessary to enable the business court to carry out its duties under this chapter.
3. (c) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System may employ personnel necessary to provide administrative support to the business court under this chapter.
4. (d) Only the business court may exercise the duties of the business court under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System does not have any authority or responsibility related to the duties of the business court under this chapter.

5. (e) Not later than December 1 of each year, the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall submit to the legislature a report on the case activity of the business court in the preceding year that includes:

   1. (1) a summary of the caseload of each business court judge in the preceding year;
   2. (2) a summary of the extent to which business court judges have been assigned to hear cases in other divisions to equalize caseloads;
   3. (3) a projection of the expected caseloads of the business court judges for the following two years; and
   4. (4) recommendations regarding action by the legislature, the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, or the business court to ensure the business court meets existing and projected demand for the business court's services in the following two years.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 380 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2025.