Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 151.012 · Chapter 151. TRIAL BY SPECIAL JUDGE
NEW TRIAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the special judge does not submit the verdict and any applicable written opinion within the time period provided by Section 151.011, the court may grant a new trial if:
(1) a party files a motion requesting the new trial;
(2) notice is given to all parties stating the time and place that a hearing will be held on the motion; and
(3) the hearing is held.
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 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 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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- sha256 327f5309a32d8cef17fb1062ed6be4257fec7cb89bc42ba759a8faec3692c05e
- Composed by
- 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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