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in the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Texas Code <br />of Criminal Procedure, as amended. <br />Sec. 46-48. - Perfecting right to appeal. <br />(a) State law adopted. The city council specifically adopts <br />state law, as amended, relative to appeals. <br />(b) Requirements. In order to perfect a right to appeal, the <br />appellant must file a written motion for new trial with <br />the clerk of court and must also give notice of the appeal <br />to the appellee and to the court. <br />(c) Motion for new trial. The written motion for new trial must <br />be filed with the clerk of court not later than the tenth <br />day after the date on which judgment is rendered. The <br />motion must set forth the points of error of which the <br />appellant complains. The motion or amended motion may be <br />amended with leave of court at any time before action on <br />the motion is taken, but may not be amended later than the <br />twentieth day after the date on which the original or <br />amended motion is filed. The court may for good cause <br />extend the time for filing or amending, but the extension <br />may not exceed 90 days from the original filing deadline. <br />If the court does not act on the motion before the <br />expiration of the 30 days allowed for determination of the <br />motion, the original or amended motion is overruled by <br />operation of law. <br />(d) Notice of appeal. If the appellant requests a hearing on <br />the motion for new trial, the appellant may give the notice <br />of appeal orally in open court after the motion is <br />overruled. If there is no hearing, the appellant must file <br />the notice with the court not later than the tenth day after <br />the date on which the motion is overruled. The court may <br />for good cause extend the time period for providing notice; <br />however, the extension shall not exceed 90 days from the <br />original filing deadline. If the defendant is in custody, <br />the appeal is perfected when the notice of appeal is given <br />as provided by Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article <br />44.13, as amended. <br />Sec. 46-49. - Appeal bond. <br />If the defendant is not in custody, the defendant may not <br />take an appeal until the defendant files an appeal bond with <br />the court. The bond must be approved by the court and must be <br />filed not later than the tenth day after the date on which the <br />