Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.113
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.113, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 140B.113. LIMITATIONS; TOLLING.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the attorney general or a local prosecutor must bring an action under this chapter not later than the fifth anniversary of the later of:
(1) the date the conduct that is the basis for the action terminates; or
(2) the date the cause of action accrues.
(b) If an indictment for an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, is presented or a civil action is brought, or intervened in, to punish, prevent, or restrain conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, the running of the period of limitations prescribed by this section with respect to any cause of action arising under Section 140B.109 that is wholly or partly based on a matter complained of in the indictment or the pleadings in the action, as applicable, is suspended during the pendency of the prosecution or litigation of the action, as applicable, and extended for two years following its termination.
(1) the date the conduct that is the basis for the action terminates; or
(2) the date the cause of action accrues.
(b) If an indictment for an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, is presented or a civil action is brought, or intervened in, to punish, prevent, or restrain conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, the running of the period of limitations prescribed by this section with respect to any cause of action arising under Section 140B.109 that is wholly or partly based on a matter complained of in the indictment or the pleadings in the action, as applicable, is suspended during the pendency of the prosecution or litigation of the action, as applicable, and extended for two years following its termination.
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