Tex. Property Code § 24.0042
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 24.0042, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 24.0042. COMPUTATION OF TIME.
Official statutory text
A period of time prescribed by this chapter:
(1) does not include the day of the event that begins the period;
(2) includes Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays;
(3) includes the last day of the period; and
(4) if the last day of the period is a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, is extended so that the last day of the period is the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday.
(1) does not include the day of the event that begins the period;
(2) includes Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays;
(3) includes the last day of the period; and
(4) if the last day of the period is a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, is extended so that the last day of the period is the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday.
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