Courts must set summary-judgment hearings within stated time limits and issue written rulings on time; clerks and the state court administration office must report compliance.
Sec. 23.303. PROCEDURES RELATED TO MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ANNUAL REPORT. (a) The business court, a district court, or a statutory county court shall, with respect to a motion for summary judgment: (1) set the motion for a hearing by oral argument or by submission on a date not later than: (A) the 60th day after the date the motion was filed; or (B) the 90th day after the date the motion was filed: (i) if the court's docket requires a hearing on a date later than the 60th day after the date the motion was filed; (ii) on a showing of good cause; or (iii) if the movant consents; and (2) file with the clerk of the court and provide to the parties a written ruling on the motion not later than the 90th day after the date the motion was heard or considered. (b) The court shall record in the docket the date the motion was heard or considered. (b-1) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a motion for summary judgment that is withdrawn. (c) A clerk of a court described by Subsection (a) shall report the court's compliance with the times prescribed by this section to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System not less than once per quarter using the procedure the office prescribes for the submission of reports under this subsection. (d) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prepare an annual report regarding compliance of courts and clerks with the requirements of this section during the preceding state fiscal year. Not later than December 31 of each year, the office shall submit the report prepared under this section to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives and make the report publicly available. (e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.11(4), eff. December 4, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 9.15(a), eff. December 4, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.11(4), eff. December 4, 2025.