# Texas — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Texas, effect on discovery is Except as provided by Section 27.006(b), on the filing of a motion under this section, all discovery in the legal action is suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss; statute is Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 27.003, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section must be filed not later than the 60th day after the date of service of the legal action. The parties, upon mutual agreement, may extend the time to file a motion under this section or the court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** Except as provided by Section 27.006(b), on the filing of a motion under this section, all discovery in the legal action is suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 27.003 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section must be filed not later than the 60th day after the date of service of the legal action. The parties, upon mutual agreement, may extend the time to file a motion under this section or the court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> (b) A motion to dismiss a legal action under this section must be filed not later than the 60th day after the date of service of the legal action. The parties, upon mutual agreement, may extend the time to file a motion under this section or the court may extend the time to file a motion under this section on a showing of good cause.

### Effect on discovery

> (c) Except as provided by Section 27.006(b), on the filing of a motion under this section, all discovery in the legal action is suspended until the court has ruled on the motion to dismiss.

## Source

- https://law.justia.com/codes/texas/civil-practice-and-remedies-code/title-2/subtitle-b/chapter-27/section-27-003/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state](https://referencesource.org/anti-slapp-motion-provisions-by-state/).