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A civil notice of appeal is due 30 days after the judgment is signed — extended to 90 days by a timely motion for new trial, motion to modify, motion to reinstate, or proper findings request; accelerated appeals allow only 20 days; restricted appeals six months; and any other party may appeal within 14 days after the first notice.
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26.1. Civil Cases The notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days after the judgment is signed, except as follows: (a) the notice of appeal must be filed within 90 days after the judgment is signed if any party timely files: (1) a motion for new trial; (2) a motion to modify the judgment; (3) a motion to reinstate under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 165a; or (4) a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law if findings and conclusions either are required by the Rules of Civil Procedure or, if not required, could properly be considered by the appellate court; (b) in an accelerated appeal, the notice of appeal must be filed within 20 days after the judgment or order is signed; (c) in a restricted appeal, the notice of appeal must be filed within six months after the judgment or order is signed; and (d) if any party timely files a notice of appeal, another party may file a notice of appeal within the applicable period stated above or 14 days after the first filed notice of appeal, whichever is later.
30 calendar days after
Notice of appeal due 30 days after the judgment is signed
Trigger: Judgment signed
Tex. R. App. P. 26.1
90 calendar days after
Notice of appeal due 90 days after the judgment is signed (timely post-judgment filing)
Trigger: Judgment signed
Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a)
20 calendar days after
Accelerated appeal: notice due 20 days after the judgment or order is signed
Trigger: Judgment or order signed (accelerated appeal)
Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b)
Computed periods follow Tex. R. Civ. P. 4 — periods of five days or less skip weekends and legal holidays. Justice-court cases count every day under Tex. R. Civ. P. 500.4(a), and appellate periods count every day under Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a); always confirm holiday calendars for the specific court.
Unless a statute or rules 8.108, 8.702 or 8.712 provide otherwise, a notice of appeal must be filed by the earliest of 60 days after the superior court clerk serves a notice of entry of judgment or a filed-endorsed copy, 60 days after a party serves or is served with such a document with proof of service, or 180 days after entry of judgment; no court may extend the time except as rule 8.66 provides, and a late notice requires dismissal; the rule defines the entry date of judgments and appealable orders, treats a notice filed after rendition but before entry as filed on entry, and applies to appealable orders.
The Justice Court Appeal Rules sheet posted by JP Precinct 1 Place 2 (April 2026 edition, captured from the court's own page): the TRCP 506.1 appeal-perfection requirements from justice court to the County Courts at Law — bond amounts and the 21-day window, filing fees, and the inability-to-pay alternative; the composition also carries the court's Repair & Remedy appeal sheet (Rule 509.8): 21-day written notice of appeal, enforcement stayed on timely notice with no bond required, appellant pays county-court costs, the $64 justice-court appeal fee, and the County Clerk's 20-day fee window.