Opinion ID: 895089
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Long Arm Statute

Text: As an initial matter, Republic argues that ROI never fulfilled its initial pleading burden to bring Republic within the reach of the long-arm statute, because ROI alleged no acts that constitute doing business under the long-arm statute. But the Texas long-arm statute's broad doing-business language allows the statute to reach as far as the federal constitutional requirements of due process will allow. Id. at 575 (citations omitted); accord Michiana Easy Livin' Country, Inc. v. Holten, 168 S.W.3d 777, 788 (Tex.2005). [4] Therefore, we only analyze whether Republic's acts would bring Republic within Texas' jurisdiction consistent with constitutional due process requirements. See Moki Mac, 221 S.W.3d at 575 (citations omitted); Guardian Royal Exch. Assur., Ltd. v. English China Clays, P.L.C., 815 S.W.2d 223, 226 (Tex.1991). [5]