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- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 22.0035(b)
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-19 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-19)
- End
- 2020-04-19 (extended by the Ninth and Twelfth Emergency Orders to May 18, 2020 for citations and May 25, 2020 for writs) (read as 2020-04-19)
- In force
- Mar. 19, 2020 to Apr. 19, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- justice courts
- landlords and tenants
- Functions reached
- PM property management (evictions suspended)
- SV servicing and collections
- CT courts
- Collection
- Texas TX
Operative words
3. In any action for eviction to recover possession of residential property... [a writ of] possession may not occur until after April 26, 2020, and the deadlines in Rules 510.8(d)(1)-[(2)]... [are] suspended, and issuance and service of citation may not occur until after April 19, 2020. 4. A case covered by Paragraph 3 may nevertheless proceed if, but only if:... b. The court determines that the facts and grounds for eviction stated in the [sworn complaint] establish that the actions of the tenant, or the tenant's household members or guests, pose an imminent threat of (i) physical harm... or (ii) criminal activity. 5. This Order is effective immediately and expires April 19, 2020, unless extended.
Enforcement
Court order suspending eviction citations and writs statewide
Notes
Texas's statewide eviction stay: March 19 to May 18/25, 2020