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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.056: APPEAL.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
- SUBTITLE D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT
- CHAPTER 593. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER C. COMMITMENT TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
(a) A party to a commitment proceeding has the right to appeal the judgment to the appropriate court of appeals.
(b) The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure apply to an appeal under this section.
(c) An appeal under this section shall be given a preference setting.
(d) The county court may grant a stay of commitment pending appeal.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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