Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
Subtitle A. COURTS |
Chapter 23. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR TRIAL COURTS |
Subchapter B. PRIORITY IN SETTING HEARINGS AND TRIALS |
Sec. 23.102. SECONDARY PRIORITIES
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A matter not included in Section 23.101 shall be set at the discretion of the trial court in which the matter is pending, observing the following priorities:
(1) precedence should be given to matters where delay will cause physical or economic injury to either the parties or the public;
(2) matters involving substantial substantive or constitutional rights should take precedence over matters involving permits, licenses, or privileges;
(3) precedence should be given matters involving important issues that greatly concern the public or materially affect the public welfare; and
(4) precedence should be given matters involving complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a ward's guardianship.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 829, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.