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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 14.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation|Section 14.010. Dismissal of Claim

Sec. 14.010.  DISMISSAL OF CLAIM.  (a)  The court may enter an order dismissing the entire claim or a portion of the claim under this chapter.(b)  If a portion of the claim is dismissed, the court shall designate the issues and defendants on which the claim may proceed, subject to Sections 14.006 and 14.007.(c)  An order under this section is not subject to interlocutory appeal by the inmate.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 14.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation|Section 14.011. Effect on Other Claims

Sec. 14.011.  EFFECT ON OTHER CLAIMS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), on receipt of an order assessing fees and costs under Section 14.006 that indicates that the court made the finding described by Section 14.007(a), a clerk of a court may not accept for filing another claim by the inmate until the fees and costs assessed under Section 14.006 are paid.(b)  A court may allow an inmate who has not paid the fees and costs assessed against the inmate to file a claim for injunctive relief seeking to enjoin an act or failure to act that creates a substantial threat of irreparable injury or serious physical harm to the inmate.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 14.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation|Section 14.012. Questionnaire

Sec. 14.012.  QUESTIONNAIRE.  To implement this chapter, a court may develop, for use in that court, a questionnaire to be filed by the inmate.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 14.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation|Section 14.013. Review and Recommendation by Magistrates

Sec. 14.013.  REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY MAGISTRATES.  (a)  The supreme court shall, by rule, adopt a system under which a court may refer a suit governed by this chapter to a magistrate for review and recommendation.(b)  The system adopted under Subsection (a) may be funded from money appropriated to the supreme court or from money received by the supreme court through interagency contract or contracts.(c)  For the purposes of Section 14.014, the adoption of a system by rule under Subsection (a) does not constitute a modification or repeal of a provision of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 14.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 14 - Inmate Litigation|Section 14.014. Conflict With Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

Sec. 14.014.  CONFLICT WITH TEXAS RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.  Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, this chapter may not be modified or repealed by a rule adopted by the supreme court.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.001. Application of Chapter

Sec. 19.001.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to:(1)  a deed, bond, bill of sale, mortgage, deed of trust, power of attorney, or conveyance that is required or permitted by law to be acknowledged or recorded and that has been acknowledged or recorded;  or(2)  a judgment, order, or decree of a court of record of this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.002. Parol Proof

Sec. 19.002.  PAROL PROOF.  A person may supply a lost, destroyed, or removed record by parol proof of the record's contents as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.003. Application for Relief

Sec. 19.003.  APPLICATION FOR RELIEF.  (a)  To supply a record that has been lost, destroyed, or removed:(1)  a person interested in an instrument or in a judgment, order, or decree of the district court may file an application with the district clerk of the county in which the record was lost or destroyed or from which the record was removed;  or(2)  a person interested in a judgment, order, or decree of a county court may file an application with the clerk of the court to which the record belonged.(b)  The application must be in writing and must set forth the facts that entitle the applicant to relief.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.004. Citation

Sec. 19.004.  CITATION.  (a)  If an application is filed to supply a record, the clerk shall issue a citation to the following, as applicable, or to the person's heirs or legal representatives:(1)  each grantor of property, in the case of a record of a deed;(2)  an interested party, in the case of an instrument other than a deed;  or(3)  a party adversely interested to the applicant at the time of the rendition, in the case of a judgment, order, or decree.(b)  The citation must direct the person to whom it is issued to appear at a designated term of the court to contest the applicant's right to record a substitute.(c)  Process must be served in the manner provided by law for civil cases.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.005. Order

Sec. 19.005.  ORDER.  (a)  On hearing an application to supply a record, if the court is satisfied from the evidence of the previous existence and content of the record and of its loss, destruction, or removal, the court shall enter on its minutes an order containing its findings and a description of the record and its contents.(b)  A certified copy of the order may be recorded in the proper county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.006. Effect of Order

Sec. 19.006.  EFFECT OF ORDER.  The order supplying the record:(1)  stands in the place of the original record;(2)  has the same effect as the original record;(3)  if recorded, may be used as evidence in a court of the state as though it were the original record;  and(4)  carries the same rights as the original record, including:(A)  preserving liens from the date of the original record;  and(B)  giving parties the right to issue execution under the order as under the original record.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.007. Method Not Exclusive

Sec. 19.007.  METHOD NOT EXCLUSIVE.  The method provided by this chapter for supplying a record is in addition to other methods provided by law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.008. Rerecordation of Original Document

Sec. 19.008.  RERECORDATION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENT.  Rerecordation of the original document within four years after the date a record of an instrument, judgment, order, or decree was lost, destroyed, or removed is effective from the time of the original recordation.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 19.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 19 - Lost Records|Section 19.009. Certified Copy

Sec. 19.009.  CERTIFIED COPY.  If the loss, destruction, or removal of an original county record is established, a certified copy of the record from the records of that county or from the records of the county from which that county was created may be recorded in the county.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 20.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 20 - Depositions|Section 20.001. Persons Who May Take a Deposition

Sec. 20.001.  PERSONS WHO MAY TAKE A DEPOSITION.  (a)  A deposition on written questions of a witness who is alleged to reside or to be in this state may be taken by:(1)  a clerk of a district court;(2)  a judge or clerk of a county court;  or(3)  a notary public of this state.(b)  A deposition of a witness who is alleged to reside or to be outside this state, but inside the United States, may be taken in another state by:(1)  a clerk of a court of record having a seal;(2)  a commissioner of deeds appointed under the laws of this state;  or(3)  any notary public.(c)  A deposition of a witness who is alleged to reside or to be outside the United States may be taken by:(1)  a minister, commissioner, or charge d'affaires of the United States who is a resident of and is accredited in the country where the deposition is taken;(2)  a consul general, consul, vice-consul, commercial agent, vice-commercial agent, deputy consul, or consular agent of the United States who is a resident of the country where the deposition is taken;  or(3)  any notary public.(d)  A deposition of a witness who is alleged to be a member of the United States Armed Forces or of a United States Armed Forces Auxiliary or who is alleged to be a civilian employed by or accompanying the armed forces or an auxiliary outside the United States may be taken by a commissioned officer in the United States Armed Forces or United States Armed Forces Auxiliary or by a commissioned officer in the United States Armed Forces Reserve or an auxiliary of it.  If a deposition appears on its face to have been taken as provided by this subsection and the deposition or any part of it is offered in evidence, it is presumed, absent pleading and proof to the contrary, that the person taking the deposition as a commissioned officer was a commissioned officer on the date that the deposition was taken, and that the deponent was a member of the authorized group of military personnel or civilians.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 20.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 20 - Depositions|Section 20.002. Testimony Required by Foreign Jurisdiction

Sec. 20.002.  TESTIMONY REQUIRED BY FOREIGN JURISDICTION.  If a court of record in any other state or foreign jurisdiction issues a mandate, writ, or commission that requires a witness's testimony in this state, either to written questions or by oral deposition, the witness may be compelled to appear and testify in the same manner and by the same process used for taking testimony in a proceeding pending in this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 23.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 23 - Juror Continuance|Section 23.001. Definitions

Sec. 23.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Religious organization" means an organization that meets the standards for qualification as a religious organization under Section 11.20, Tax Code.(2)  "Religious holy day" means a day on which the tenets of a religious organization prohibit its members from participating in secular activities, such as court proceedings.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 23.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 23 - Juror Continuance|Section 23.002. Recess

Sec. 23.002.  RECESS.  (a)  If a juror in a civil action is required to appear at a court proceeding on a religious holy day observed by the juror, the court or the court's designee shall recess the civil action until the next day the court is in session after the conclusion of the holy day.(b)  A juror seeking a recess must file with the court before the final selection of the jury an affidavit stating:(1)  the grounds for the recess;  and(2)  that the juror holds religious beliefs that prohibit him from taking part in a court proceeding on the day for which the recess is sought.(c)  An affidavit filed under Subsection (b) is proof of the facts stated and need not be corroborated.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 825, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 24.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 24 - Recording of Jury Deliberations|Section 24.001. Recording Prohibited

Sec. 24.001.  RECORDING PROHIBITED.  A person may not use any device to produce or make an audio, visual, or audio-visual broadcast, recording, or photograph of a jury while the jury is deliberating.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.002. Purpose

Sec. 27.002.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to encourage and safeguard the constitutional rights of persons to petition, speak freely, associate freely, and otherwise participate in government to the maximum extent permitted by law and, at the same time, protect the rights of a person to file meritorious lawsuits for demonstrable injury.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.003. Motion to Dismiss

Sec. 27.003.  MOTION TO DISMISS.  (a)  If a legal action is based on or is in response to a party's exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, or right of association or arises from any act of that party in furtherance of the party's communication or conduct described by Section 27.010(b), that party may file a motion to dismiss the legal action.  A party under this section does not include a government entity, agency, or an official or employee acting in an official capacity.(b)  A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section must be filed not later than the 60th day after the date of service of the legal action.  The parties, upon mutual agreement, may extend the time to file a motion under this section or the court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause.(c)  Except as provided by Section 27.006(b), on the filing of a motion under this section, all discovery in the legal action is suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss.(d)  The moving party shall provide written notice of the date and time of the hearing under Section 27.004 not later than 21 days before the date of the hearing unless otherwise provided by agreement of the parties or an order of the court.(e)  A party responding to the motion to dismiss shall file the response, if any, not later than seven days before the date of the hearing on the motion to dismiss unless otherwise provided by an agreement of the parties or an order of the court.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.004. Hearing

Sec. 27.004.  HEARING.  (a)  A hearing on a motion under Section 27.003 must be set not later than the 60th day after the date of service of the motion unless the docket conditions of the court require a later hearing, upon a showing of good cause, or by agreement of the parties, but in no event shall the hearing occur more than 90 days after service of the motion under Section 27.003, except as provided by Subsection (c).(b)  In the event that the court cannot hold a hearing in the time required by Subsection (a), the court may take judicial notice that the court's docket conditions required a hearing at a later date, but in no event shall the hearing occur more than 90 days after service of the motion under Section 27.003, except as provided by Subsection (c).(c)  If the court allows discovery under Section 27.006(b), the court may extend the hearing date to allow discovery under that subsection, but in no event shall the hearing occur more than 120 days after the service of the motion under Section 27.003.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 2935), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.005. Ruling

Sec. 27.005.  RULING.  (a)  The court must rule on a motion under Section 27.003 not later than the 30th day following the date the hearing on the motion concludes.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), on the motion of a party under Section 27.003, a court shall dismiss a legal action against the moving party if the moving party demonstrates that the legal action is based on or is in response to:(1)  the party's exercise of:(A)  the right of free speech;(B)  the right to petition; or(C)  the right of association; or(2)  the act of a party described by Section 27.010(b).(c)  The court may not dismiss a legal action under this section if the party bringing the legal action establishes by clear and specific evidence a prima facie case for each essential element of the claim in question.(d)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (c), the court shall dismiss a legal action against the moving party if the moving party establishes an affirmative defense or other grounds on which the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 2935), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.006. Proof

Sec. 27.006.  PROOF.  (a)  In determining whether a legal action is subject to or should be dismissed under this chapter, the court shall consider the pleadings, evidence a court could consider under Rule 166a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and supporting and opposing affidavits stating the facts on which the liability or defense is based.(b)  On a motion by a party or on the court's own motion and on a showing of good cause, the court may allow specified and limited discovery relevant to the motion.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.007. Additional Findings

Sec. 27.007.  ADDITIONAL FINDINGS.  (a)  If the court awards sanctions under Section 27.009(b), the court shall issue findings regarding whether the legal action was brought to deter or prevent the moving party from exercising constitutional rights and is brought for an improper purpose, including to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or to increase the cost of litigation.(b)  The court must issue findings under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date a request under that subsection is made.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.0075. Effect of Ruling

Sec. 27.0075.  EFFECT OF RULING.  Neither the court's ruling on the motion nor the fact that it made such a ruling shall be admissible in evidence at any later stage of the case, and no burden of proof or degree of proof otherwise applicable shall be affected by the ruling.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 27.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle B - Trial Matters|Chapter 27 - Actions Involving the Exercise of Certain Constitutional Rights|Section 27.008. Appeal

Sec. 27.008.  APPEAL.  (a)  If a court does not rule on a motion to dismiss under Section 27.003 in the time prescribed by Section 27.005, the motion is considered to have been denied by operation of law and the moving party may appeal.(b)  An appellate court shall expedite an appeal or other writ, whether interlocutory or not, from a trial court order on a motion to dismiss a legal action under Section 27.003 or from a trial court's failure to rule on that motion in the time prescribed by Section 27.005.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042, Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 2935), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.|