Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 151.011 · Chapter 151. TRIAL BY SPECIAL JUDGE
SPECIAL JUDGE'S VERDICT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The special judge's verdict must comply with the requirements for a verdict by the referring court, including any applicable requirements for the issuance of a written opinion. The verdict stands as a verdict of the referring judge's court. Unless otherwise specified in an order of referral, the special judge shall submit the verdict not later than the 60th day after the day the trial adjourns.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 49 (H.B. 231), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.151.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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