Tex. Prop. Code § 24.00506 · Chapter 24. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER
RULES OF COURT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A court may adopt local rules, forms, or standing orders for eviction suits in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) A court may not adopt local rules, forms, or standing orders for eviction suits that:
(1) require content in or with the petition other than the content required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure;
(2) require any mediation, pretrial conference, or other proceeding before trial; or
(3) authorize the dismissal of an eviction suit on the basis that the petition is improper if the petition:
(A) meets the requirements of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; or
(B) can be amended to meet the requirements of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (S.B. 38), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2026.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.24.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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