Sec. 11.052.  STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON FILING OF MOTION.  (a)  On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051, the litigation is stayed and the moving defendant is not required to plead:
(1)  if the motion is denied, before the 10th day after the date it is denied;  or
(2)  if the motion is granted, before the 10th day after the date the moving defendant receives written notice that the plaintiff has furnished the required security.
(b)  On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051 on or after the date the trial starts, the litigation is stayed for a period the court determines.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.