In Texas, what is an “interlocutory appeal”?

Generally, in Texas, an appeal may only be taken from a final judgment. A party may appeal before there is a final judgment only when there is an interlocutory order (i.e., an order which is not a final judgment) which is expressly made appealable by a statute. When there is a statute which expressly permits the appeal of a particular interlocutory order, the appeal of that interlocutory order is called an “interlocutory appeal.” When there is an appeal from an interlocutory order, that appeal is accelerated. See Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.1(a).

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