Tex. Transportation Code § 315.096
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 315.096, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 315.096. APPEAL.
Official statutory text
(a) An appeal or writ of error must be perfected not later than the 30th day after the date of adjournment of the term of the court of original jurisdiction during which judgment was rendered in the suit.
(b) An appeal or writ of error under this section is entitled to precedence in state courts of appellate jurisdiction and shall be heard and determined as soon as practicable.
(b) An appeal or writ of error under this section is entitled to precedence in state courts of appellate jurisdiction and shall be heard and determined as soon as practicable.
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