Tex. Government Code § 74.256
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 74.256, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 74.256. NO STAY OR CONTINUANCE PENDING DETERMINATION.
Official statutory text
The filing of a motion under Section 74.253 in a case is not grounds for a stay or continuance of the proceedings in the case in the court in which the case is pending during the period the motion or request is being considered by:
(1) the judge of that court;
(2) the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region; or
(3) the judicial committee for additional resources.
(1) the judge of that court;
(2) the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region; or
(3) the judicial committee for additional resources.
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