Jones v. City of Houston

PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, GONZALEZ, SPECTOR and OWEN, Justices, joined.

Former Rule 41(a)(1) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provided that to perfect an appeal in a civil ease in which security for costs was required, “the bond or affidavit [of indigency] in lieu thereof shall be filed with the- clerk ... within ninety days after the judgment is signed if a timely motion for new trial has been filed by any party_” Former Rule 41(a)(2) of the appellate rules provided that “[a]n extension of time may be granted by the appellate court for late filing of a cost bond or ... affidavit, if…