Texas § 541.259 DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER CLASS ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED.

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§ 541.259 — DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER CLASS ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED.

Texas § 541.259

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 541.259 (2026).

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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.

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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.

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