Texas § OC.2301.754 - DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

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§ OC.2301.754. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE

DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE. (a) A person filing an appeal under this subchapter shall pursue the appeal with reasonable diligence. (b) If the person fails to prosecute the appeal within six months after the date the appeal is filed, the court shall presume that the appeal has been abandoned. On the motion of the attorney general or a party in the case, the court shall dismiss the appeal after notifying the person who filed the appeal, unless the person shows good cause for the delay. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.

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