Art. 29.01 BY OPERATION OF LAW

If a criminal case can't move forward for certain reasons, the court doesn't need to take any special action to delay it. The case is automatically pushed to a later date on its own.

This happens in three situations. First, if the person accused of a crime hasn't been arrested yet, the case gets pushed back automatically. Second, if the defendant is a company or organization and hasn't been formally given legal notice of the charges, the same thing happens. Third, if the court simply doesn't have enough time left in that court session to hold the trial, the case moves forward without anyone having to file paperwork or ask for a delay.

In short, this rule covers cases where a trial can't happen right away for practical reasons. Instead of requiring extra steps, the law handles the delay automatically so the case can continue at a later time.