{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-27.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 27.008","heading":"APPEAL.","body":"(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.\n(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Section 27.003 or from a trial court's failure to rule on that motion in the time prescribed by Section 27.005.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042, Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (H.B. 2973), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042 (H.B. 2935), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.27.htm#27.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"e90532b7897e789977c11b8d8bae4a2ca36f2736001a21d7a12a3e4b6a499948","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-27.0075","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-27.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}