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- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 22.0035(b)
- Issued
- 2020-04-27 Apr. 27, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-27 (immediately) (read as 2020-04-27)
- End
- 2020-06-01 (renewed by later orders) (read as 2020-06-01)
- In force
- Apr. 27, 2020 to June 1, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all courts
- landlords and tenants
- Functions reached
- CT courts (no in-person proceedings contrary to OCA guidance; remote proceedings required)
- PM evictions stayed to May 18/25, 2020
- CL/SV
- Collection
- Texas TX
Operative words
4. Courts must not conduct in-person proceedings contrary to guidance issued by the Office of Court Administration... Courts must continue to use all reasonable efforts to conduct proceedings remotely.... 7. In any action for eviction to recover possession of residential property... [a writ of] possession may not occur until after May 25, 2020... and issuance and service of citation may not occur until after May 18, 2020.... 10. This order is effective immediately and expires June 1, 2020.
Enforcement