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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information to a party in an eviction |
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suit regarding the party's right to appeal a judgment and |
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procedures for appeal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 24.005105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.005105. STATEMENT OF PARTIES' RIGHT TO APPEAL |
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JUDGMENT OF JUSTICE COURT. At the same time that the justice court |
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renders a judgment in a suit under this chapter, the justice court |
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shall provide a statement to each party to the suit: |
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(1) giving notice of the party's right to appeal the |
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judgment, if any; |
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(2) explaining, as applicable, the procedure for |
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appeal with respect to: |
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(A) the payment of a deposit; or |
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(B) the filing of an appeal bond or a statement of |
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inability to pay; and |
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(3) stating that, on request of the party, the court |
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will provide a form for a statement of inability to pay. |
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SECTION 2. Section 24.005105, Property Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a judgment of a justice court in an |
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eviction suit rendered on or after the effective date of this Act, |
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regardless of whether the suit was filed before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |