Tex. Education Code § 5.003
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 5.003, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 5.003. APPEAL.
Official statutory text
If an order, decision, or determination is described as final in Chapter 7, 11, 12, 39, or 39A, an interlocutory or intermediate order, decision, report, or determination made or reached before the final order, decision, or determination may be appealed only as specifically authorized by this code or a rule adopted under this code.
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