{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-11.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.051","heading":"MOTION FOR ORDER DETERMINING PLAINTIFF A VEXATIOUS LITIGANT AND REQUESTING SECURITY.","body":"In a litigation in this state, the defendant may, on or before the 90th day after the date the defendant files the original answer or makes a special appearance, move the court for an order:\n(1) determining that the plaintiff is a vexatious litigant; and\n(2) requiring the plaintiff to furnish security.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 11. VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS","SUBCHAPTER B. VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.11.htm#11.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"293d4e65094ffda1a031c17fac6d21b2d35540838d970985141a6091bdb96a82","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-11.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-11.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}