TX · rules
Tex. R. App. P. 26.1
Civil Cases
The notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days
after the judgment is signed, except as follows:
(a) the notice of appeal must be filed within 90
days after the judgment is signed if any party
timely files:
(1) a motion for new trial;
(2) a motion to modify the judgment;
(3) a motion to reinstate under Texas Rule of
Civil Procedure 165a; or
(4) a request for findings of fact and
conclusions of law if findings and
conclusions either are required by the
Rules of Civil Procedure or, if not
required, could properly be considered
by the appellate court;
(b) in an accelerated appeal, the notice of appeal
must be filed within 20 days after the
judgment or order is signed;
(c) in a restricted appeal, the notice of appeal
must be filed within six months after the
judgment or order is signed; and
(d) if any party timely files a notice of appeal,
another party may file a notice of appeal
within the applicable period stated above or
14 days after the first filed notice of appeal,
whichever is later.
History
Notes and Comments Comment to 1997 change: This is former Rule 41. All times for perfecting appeal in civil cases — including the time for perfecting a restricted appeal — are stated. An extension of time is available for all appeals. The provisions of former Rule 41(c) regarding prematurely filed documents are moved to Rule 27. Nonsubstantive changes are made in the rule for criminal cases.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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