Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 11.052 · Subchapter B. VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS
STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON FILING OF MOTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051, the litigation is stayed and the moving defendant is not required to plead:
(1) if the motion is denied, before the 10th day after the date it is denied; or
(2) if the motion is granted, before the 10th day after the date the moving defendant receives written notice that the plaintiff has furnished the required security.
(b) On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051 on or after the date the trial starts, the litigation is stayed for a period the court determines.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.11.htm
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