Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 14A.059 — EFFECT ON OTHER CLAIMS

CP § 14A.059Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 14A. LITIGATION BY CIVILLY COMMITTED INDIVIDUAL · Art. B. DISMISSAL OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CLAIM

Statute text

View on source

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), on receipt of an order assessing fees and costs under Section 14A.054 that indicates that the court made the finding described by Section 14A.055(a), a court clerk may not accept for filing another claim by the civilly committed individual until the fees and costs assessed under Section 14A.054 are paid.

(b)A court may allow a civilly committed individual who has not paid the fees and costs assessed against the individual to file a claim for injunctive relief seeking to enjoin an act or failure to act that creates a substantial threat of irreparable injury or serious physical harm to the individual.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 1180), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2023. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.