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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a no-evidence motion for summary judgment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. DISMISSAL FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE |
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Sec. 18.121. NO-EVIDENCE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. A |
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court shall consider all evidence on the record or otherwise before |
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the court when ruling on a no-evidence motion for summary judgment. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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no-evidence motion for summary judgment that is pending in a trial |
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court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |