This Note explains the form and content of an application to vacate or modify an arbitration award under the Texas Arbitration. Act. Statutory Framework.(c) The court shall stay the arbitration if the court finds for the party moving for the stay. Both federal and state laws regulate the arbitration process. The Federal Arbitration Act preempts any state law that would interfere with parties' freedom to contract to arbitrate their disputes. For many years, the Federal Arbitration Act and the. A Practice Note explaining how to enforce arbitral awards in Texas state and federal courts. Arbitration Act, rejected the U. S. Supreme Court's analysis in Hall Street. Both federal and Texas state law favor arbitration as a method of dispute resolution. This post discusses one such deadlinethe one to file a motion to vacate or modify the award.