{"id":"TX-058","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Texas","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 22.0035(b)","instrument":"Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059","title":"Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster","dateIssued":"2020-04-27","effective":"2020-04-27 (immediately)","end":"2020-06-01 (renewed by later orders)","startDate":"2020-04-27","endDate":"2020-06-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":["all courts","landlords and tenants"],"clause":"4. Courts must not conduct in-person proceedings contrary to guidance issued by the Office of Court Administration... Courts must continue to use all reasonable efforts to conduct proceedings remotely.... 7. In any action for eviction to recover possession of residential property... [a writ of] possession may not occur until after May 25, 2020... and issuance and service of citation may not occur until after May 18, 2020.... 10. This order is effective immediately and expires June 1, 2020.","enforcement":"Court order","functions":["CT courts (no in-person proceedings contrary to OCA guidance; remote proceedings required)","PM evictions stayed to May 18/25, 2020","CL/SV"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1447333/209059.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":130511,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TX","url":"/library/TX-058","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TX-058","citation":"Supreme Court of Texas, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. TX-058)","stateName":"Texas","related":["TX-059","TX-057"]}