Sec. 241.041.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION.  (a)  A person who is aggrieved or a taxpayer who is affected by a decision of a board of adjustment, or the governing body of a political subdivision or a joint airport zoning board that believes a decision of a board of adjustment is illegal, may present to a court of record a verified petition stating that the decision of the board of adjustment is illegal in whole or in part and specifying the grounds of the illegality.  The petition must be presented within 10 days after the date the decision is filed in the board's office.
(b)  On the presentation of the petition, the court may grant a writ of certiorari directed to the board of adjustment to review the board's decision.  Granting of the writ does not stay the proceedings on the decision under appeal, but on application and after notice to the board the court may grant a restraining order if due cause is shown.
(c)  The board's return must be verified and must concisely state any pertinent and material facts that show the grounds of the decision that is appealed.  The board is not required to return the original documents on which the board acted but may return certified or sworn copies of the documents or parts of the documents as provided by the writ.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.