A. H. Belo Corp. v. Blanton

On Rehearing

In the original opinion in this case we have not held, as seems to be contended in appellant's motion for rehearing, that it is not necessary in all cases that a controverting plea to a plea of privilege set out "specifically the fact or facts relied upon to confer venue of such cause on the court where the suit is pending." If the opinion be susceptible to such construction, it is subject to criticism for lack of clearness.

In Compton v. Elliott, 126 Tex. 232, 88 S.W.2d 91, 93, the apt term "venue facts" was coined and clearly defined. The court in the formal declaration of its…