Sec. 12.256. EXAMINATION AND NOTICE. (a) The judge of a court in which a proceeding under Section 12.252 or 12.253 is to be filed shall carefully examine the petition before granting leave to sue. The judge may also require an examination into the facts. If it appears with reasonable certainty from the petition or from the petition and facts that there is a prima facie showing for the relief sought, the judge may grant leave to file.

(b) On an application for the appointment of a receiver, the entity proceeded against is entitled to 10 days' notice before the day set for the hearing.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.