Texas Local Government Code

§ 21.030 — APPEAL

LG § 21.030Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part B. MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT · Ch. 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY · Art. B. JUDICIAL REMOVAL OF MEMBER OF GOVERNING BODY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY

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(a)Either party to a removal action may appeal the final judgment to the court of appeals in the manner provided for other civil cases. The officer is not required to post an appeal bond but may be required to post a bond for costs.

(b)An appeal of a removal action takes precedence over the ordinary business of the court of appeals and shall be decided with all convenient dispatch. If the trial court judgment is not set aside or suspended, the court of appeals shall issue its mandate in the case not later than the fifth day after the date the court renders its judgment.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1567, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.