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Tex. Ins. Code § 541.259 (2026)

Determination Regarding Whether Class Action May Be Maintained

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Sec. 541.259. DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER CLASS ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED. (a) As soon as practicable after the commencement of an action brought as a class action, the court shall determine by order whether it is to be maintained as a class action under this subchapter.

(b) An order under this section may be altered or amended before a decision on the merits.

(c) An order determining whether the action may be maintained as a class action under this subchapter is an interlocutory order that is appealable. The procedures applicable to accelerated appeals in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure apply to the appeal.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2009–2015 · leading case: In the Interest of E.W.N., 482 S.W.3d 150 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015).
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In the Interest of E.W.N., 482 S.W.3d 150 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015). “014(a)(3); Tex.Ins.Code Ann. § 541.259 Order granting or refusing to grant temporary injunction Tex.”
Jan Lubin, Gilberto Villanueva, Michael Paladino, Gerald Hooks & Lesly K. Hooks v. Farmers Grp., Inc. Farmers Underwriters Ass'n Fire Underwriters Ass'n Farmers Ins. Exch. Fire Ins. Exch. Texas Farmers Ins. Co. Mid-Century Ins. Co. of Texas Mid-Century Ins. Co., No. 03-03-00374-CV, 2009 WL 3682602 (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 6, 2009). “See Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 541.259 (West 2009) (authorizing interlocutory appeals of certification orders).”
Jan Lubin, Gilberto Villanueva, Michael Paladino, Gerald Hooks & Lesly K. Hooks v. Farmers Grp., Inc. Farmers Underwriters Ass'n Fire Underwriters Ass'n Farmers Ins. Exch. Fire Ins. Exch. Texas Farmers Ins. Co. Mid-Century Ins. Co. of Texas Mid-Century Ins. Co., No. 03-03-00374-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 6, 2009). “See Tex. Ins. Code Ann. § 541.259 (West 2009) (authorizing interlocutory appeals of certification orders).”
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