Sec. 172.175.  INTERIM ORDERS.  (a)  A party to an arbitration agreement may request an interim measure of protection from a district court before or during an arbitration.
(b)  A party to an arbitration may request from the court enforcement of an order of an arbitration tribunal granting an interim measure of protection under Section 172.083.  The court shall grant enforcement as provided by the law applicable to the type of interim relief requested.
(c)  In connection with a pending arbitration, the court may take appropriate action, including:
(1)  ordering an attachment issued to assure that the award to which the applicant may be entitled is not rendered ineffectual by the dissipation of party assets;  or
(2)  granting a preliminary injunction to protect a trade secret or to conserve goods that are the subject matter of the dispute.
(d)  In considering a request for interim relief, the court shall give preclusive effect to a finding of fact of the arbitration tribunal in the arbitration, including a finding of fact relating to the probable validity of the claim that is the subject of the order for interim relief that the tribunal has granted, if the interim order is consistent with public policy.
(e)  If the arbitration tribunal has not ruled on an objection to its jurisdiction, the court may not grant preclusive effect to the tribunal's finding until the court makes an independent finding as to the jurisdiction of the tribunal.  If the court rules that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction under applicable law, the court shall deny the application for interim measures of relief.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.