Sec. 541.261. NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION. (a) If an action is permitted as a class action under this subchapter, the court shall direct to the members of the class the best notice practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all members who can be identified through reasonable effort.
(b) The notice must contain a statement that:
(1) the court will exclude from the class a notified member if the member requests exclusion by a specified date;
(2) the judgment, whether favorable or not, includes all members who do not request exclusion; and
(3) a member who does not request exclusion may enter an appearance through counsel.
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