If the last day of a limitations period under any statute of limitations falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the period for filing suit is extended to include the next day that the county offices are open for business.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.072
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Hickey v. Irving Independent School District (1992)
Most recently applied in Alma Rosa Galindo v. Thomas Snoddy (November 2013)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.