Sec. 541.259. DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER CLASS ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED. (a) As soon as practicable after the commencement of an action brought as a class action, the court shall determine by order whether it is to be maintained as a class action under this subchapter.
(b) An order under this section may be altered or amended before a decision on the merits.
(c) An order determining whether the action may be maintained as a class action under this subchapter is an interlocutory order that is appealable. The procedures applicable to accelerated appeals in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure apply to the appeal.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 541 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
Subchapter F. Class Actions by Attorney General or Private Individual
Section 541.251. Class Action Authorized
Section 541.253. Frivolous Action
Section 541.254. Statute of Limitations Tolled
Section 541.256. Prerequisites to Class Action
Section 541.257. Class Actions Maintainable
Section 541.258. Class Actions: Issues and Subclasses Authorized
Section 541.259. Determination Regarding Whether Class Action May Be Maintained
Section 541.260. Effect of Denial of Class Action
Section 541.261. Notice of Class Action
Section 541.262. Procedures in Class Action
Section 541.263. Effect of Settlement Offer