Section 541.262 - Procedures in Class Action In a class action under this subchapter, the court may make appropriate orders:
(1) determining the course of proceedings or prescribing measures to prevent undue repetition or complication in the presentation of evidence or argument;(2) requiring, for the protection of the members of the class or otherwise for the fair conduct of the action, that notice be given in a manner the court directs to some or all of the members or the attorney general of:(A) any step in the action;(B) the proposed extent of the judgment; or(C) the opportunity for members to: (i) signify whether the members consider the representation to be fair and adequate;(ii) intervene and present claims or defenses; or(iii) otherwise come into the action;(3) imposing conditions on the representative parties or intervenors;(4) requiring that the pleadings be amended to eliminate allegations relating to representation of absent persons, and that the action proceed accordingly; or(5) dealing with similar procedural matters.Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. 4/1/2005.