§ 90.216 APPEAL.

   (A)   A party to an appeal under § 90.211(B) or a hearing on an application filed under § 90.214(A) may appeal the decision to a county court or county court at law in the county in which the municipal court is located and is entitled to a jury trial on request.

   (B)   As a condition of perfecting an appeal, not later than the tenth calendar day after the date the decision is issued by the municipal court, the appellant must file a notice of appeal and, if applicable, an appeal bond in the amount determined by the municipal court from which the appeal is taken.

   (C)   Notwithstanding Tex. Gov’t Code, § 30.00014, or any other law, a person filing an appeal from a Municipal Court under division (A) is not required to file a motion for a new trial to perfect an appeal.

   (D)   Notwithstanding any other law, a county court or a county court at law has jurisdiction to hear an appeal filed under this section.

   (E)   A decision of a county court or county court at law under this section may be appealed in the same manner as an appeal for any other case in a county court or county court at law.

(Ord. 408, passed 2-14-2019)