in Re the Good Shepherd Hospital, Inc.

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana No. 06-18-00115-CV IN RE THE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL, INC. Original Mandamus Proceeding Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Carter,* JJ. Opinion by Justice Carter __________________________________ *Jack Carter, Justice, Retired, Sitting by Assignment OPINION Rule 87 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure requires that the trial court determine a venue issue “in a reasonable time prior to commencement of the trial on the merits.” TEX. R. CIV. P. 87(1). Does the trial court clearly abuse its discretion by setting a hearing on a…